With these new Cherry MX2A, The German Cherry AG gives an interesting twist to one of the key components mechanical keyboards. As you well know if you are familiar with this market, there are many manufacturers who design, manufacture and sell their own switches, but over time Cherry has managed to become a great benchmark in the sector and consequently the preferred choice. good number of users.

This has led over the years to the brand increases its catalog references, which are distinguished by their type of profile (standard, low and ultra-low, as well as some special models) and for each group by their already more than characteristic colors, which are associated with a set of characteristics that distinguish each model from the rest. This led to the now traditional identification of keyboard switches based on their color, making it unnecessary to list their characteristics.

The manufacturer groups all their switches (with the sole exception of MV Linear) in the big MX familywhich is exactly what the company’s announcement today refers to in the context of Gamescom 2023, the moment the company has chosen to announce the MX2A switches, an interesting evolution of the MX, which, as already mentioned, is a reference in this market and which comes with a very interesting news.

The novelties, as you could already imagine, are concentrated inside the switches, so their external appearance does not differ from the current models. Now, looking inside these new Cherry MX2As, we find a few changes, the main ones that stand out new polished sleeve that has a conical shapeand replacing traditional coil springs with some barrel-shaped (wider in the central area), which, according to the manufacturer, will be manifested by use in a smaller deformation.

Another key aspect of these new Cherry MX2A is related to improvements aimed at providing a smoother experience. In this regard, in addition to the polishing process of the sleeve, the sliding surfaces and guides that guide the movement of the key were also polished. Of course, these changes have the counter-effect that some will like and others won’t, namely that they dampen the characteristic sound of the pulsations. Although, of course, there will still be important differences between the two models in this regard. And for those asking, although the answer was more than obvious, yes, there will also be Cherry MX2A switches with RGB LED lighting.

We’ll still have to wait, yes, before we can try them out. At this moment, Cherry made the announcement will make its market debut in its own Cherry XTRFY K5V2 keyboard, a 65% form factor model with RGB lighting that will go on sale at the end of the year. They also hint that wholesalers (in this case, keyboard manufacturers) can start ordering today, but end-user sales won’t begin until “later,” without specifying or hinting at an approximate date.

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