Feel the difference
The most important characteristics of a computer keyboard are the activation force and travel distance required for key activation – the key haptics. In principle, a distinction is made between two different technologies: Keyboards with individual mechanical switches on a circuit board (MX and ML) and membrane keyboards with rubber mats (SX and Membrane). Currently our products are manufactured with the following technologies:
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Mechanical switch
CHERRY MX Technology
- Mechanical switch with individual haptics (linear, tactile and click pressure point)
- Service life: guaranteed 100 million strokes (depend on switch specification)
- Low bounce times, years of reliable operation and an extremely high service life due to unique gold crosspoint contacts
![SX Scissor mechanics](https://content.cherry.it/fileadmin/_processed_/3/a/csm_CHERRY_JK-8550-2_HERO_Scherenmechanik_70bad6c8ac.jpg)
Scissor mechanics
CHERRY SX Technology
- Extremely flat design
- Membrane contact switches with elastomer dome and scissor mechanics
- Long service life with soft, quiet keystrokes
- Service life: Up to 20 million key strokes
![rubberdome](https://content.cherry.it/fileadmin/_processed_/c/6/csm_CHERRY_rubberdome_technology_black_0e917805da.jpg)
Rubberdome
Membrane technology
- Membrane contact switch with elastomer dome
- Long service life and high reliability
- Service life: up to 10 million key strokes