When choosing your switches, you only want the best. The problem is that there are many kinds of switches on our website, and there’s no easy way to learn and compare them. Luckily, we’ve done the research and created this guide for you!
After you’ve spent time reading this, you’ll be able to choose the ones that are best for you.
Table of contents
- Introduction of the Newest 8 switches
- Basic parameters(Sort by brands: Varmilo, Cherry, Gateron, and Kailh)
- Understanding the models of Varmilo – Find the right switch easily and quickly
Introduction of the Newest 8 switches
- Varmilo EC V2 Iris
Iris sw is Varmilo’s first tactile switch. Its typing experience is very similar to the famous Holy Panda Switch. HP has a prolonged smooth bump, which is what it has been known for, so as Iris switch. Varmilo makes an entirely new EC tactile switch with the original typing experience of Holy Panda. As an EC switch, it avoids the physical damage risk of dust, liquid, and friction loss.
It’s a perfect choice for those who love HP and the unique typing experience.
Now you can get it here.
2. Varmilo first speed switch – Varmilo EC V2 Jasmine
Jasmine switch is Varmilo’s first speed switch, linear. Its actuation point is 1mm and its total travel is 3mm. 22mm prolonged spring anti-accidental actuation, strong rebound.
A lot of gamers love speed switches using gaming. It is also an ideal switch for high-speed input requirements.
Now you can get it from some of our MA series keyboards.
3. Varmilo Tactile Switch- Varmilo EC V2 Violet
3. Kailh x Varmilo – Kailh Prestige Silent
42g operation force linear switch, silent and steady. Suitable for office crowd. Elongated spring, elongated stem, Strong sense of confirmation. Thickened silicone pad, eliminates bottoming-out noise. Box structure, steady, dustproof and waterproof.
Varmilo launched Minilo 75% with silent switches in 2023.
Minilo75 Bluebell with Kailh Prestige Silent switches becomes our best seller in 2023. It's a silent, simple, good looking keyboard with all the basic functions.
If you need numpad, you can get a full-size keybaord with silent switches.
4. Kailh x Varmilo – Kailh Prestige Voice
40g operation force linear switch with full POM housing materials. Long spring with single-point trigger mode stem. “HiFi”switch, reduces contact area, reduces noise, and makes the sound more perfect. MX structure with light guide module.
This switch was built for sword68 metal keyboard. They create a wonderfully great sound. You can't miss it.
5. Kailh x Varmilo – Kailh Crane
The switch adopts Kailh’s high-end POM mold, which has excellent waterproof and dustproof effects. POM Pro material makes the switch core, seat, and upper cover. 37gf operation force linear switch, full POM material case, it gets smoother by using. BOX structure, stabilized pressing, water and dust proof. 20mm prolonged spring anti-accidental actuation, strong rebound.
Kaih Crane switch is designed for the theme keyboard – Crane of Lure.
6. Kailh x Varmilo – Kailh Prestige Red
45gf operation force linear switch, similar to Cherry Red. BOX structure, stabilized pressing, water and dust proof. 20mm prolonged spring anti-accidental actuation, strong rebound.
7. Kailh x Varmilo – Kailh Prestige Click
46gf operation force clicky tactile switch, strong and clean tactile feeling, and clicky sound, BOX structure, stabilized pressing, water and dust proof. 20mm prolonged spring anti-accidental actuation, strong rebound.
8. Kailh x Varmilo – Kailh Prestige Light
37g operation force light pressure linear switch, adopt POM to optimize typing sound. 20mm long spring provides strong pretravel and rebound. Stock lubed minimized noise.
Kailh Prestige Light is perfect with Mendozae.
Varmilo selects the classic feel and typing experience widely recognized by players worldwide and deeply optimizes them in terms of feel, sound, and lifespan. Together with the well-known switch brand Kailh, they launch the Prestige series BOX switches.
Varmilo and Kailh cooperated Prestige Series switches using Kailh exclusive BOX structure, longer life span than MX switch, and have unique sound created by torsional spring, the famous NK, and other switches all using this structure.
How to choose?
Kailh Prestige Silent: linear and silent
Kailh Prestige Voice: linear and HiFi
Kailh Prestige Crane: linear and light
Kailh Prestige Red: linear
Kailh Prestige Click: tactile and clicky
Kailh Prestige Light: linear and light
You can get them with Varmilo’s newest themed keyboard – Chang’ e.
Comparison of Basic parameters
(Sort by brands: Varmilo, Cherry, Gateron, Kailh, and TTC)
Understanding the characteristics of a mechanical switch
Besides the keystroke feel, there are 4 technical characteristics of a switch. Depending on your typing technique and the general purpose of your keyboard, you would need specific values for each characteristic.
1. Operation Force
It’s how hard you have to press the key. Operating force is measured in centinewton (cN) or gram-force (gf). 1 gf is equal to 0.98 cN, so they are almost equivalent. You can say that a switch with 0.50 cN has 0.50 gf.
2. Activation Point
It is the point where a keypress is recognized by the keyboard. This is measured in millimeters. It is also known as Actuation Point or Operating Position.
3. Total Travel Distance
It’s the distance your keycap travels until it hits the upper housing of the switch. It’s basically the distance until you bottom out. This is also measured in millimeters.
4. Tactile Position
The tactile position is where you feel the bump on tactile and clicky switches. On linear switches, there’s no tactile position.
Varmilo EC V2 Switches
| Brand | Name | Image | Type | Operation Force/gf | Terminal Force/gf | Activation Point/mm | Total Travel/mm | Features |
| Varmilo | EC Daisy |  |
Linear | 35 | 45 | 2 | 4 | extremely light |
| Varmilo | Daisy L |  |
Linear | 35 | 45 | 2 | 4 |
HiFi Mechanical version of EC Daisy |
| Varmilo | EC Silent Daisy |  |
Linear | 35 | 45 | 2 | 4 |
Silent Light |
| Varmilo | EC Orange |  |
Linear | 38 | 45 | 2 | 4 | spacebar switch of Daisy keyboard |
| Varmilo | EC Jasmine |  |
Linear | 40 | 60 | 1 | 3 | extremely fast 22mm spring |
| Varmilo | EC Sakura |  |
Linear | 45 | 55 | 2 | 4 |
Bestseller similar to Cherry Red |
| Varmilo | EC Moxa |  |
Linear | 45 | 55 | 2 | 4 | smoothest 16mm spring |
| Varmilo | EC Rose |  |
Linear | 55 | 65 | 2 | 4 | Cherry Red<Rose<Cherry Black |
| Varmilo | EC Ivy |  |
Clicky | 50 | 65 | 2.3 | 4 | clicky similar to Cherry Blue |
| Varmilo | EC Iris |  |
Tactile | 45 | 60 | 2 | 4 | similar to Holy Panda |
| Varmilo | EC Violet |  |
Tactile | 45 | 58 | 2 | 4 | similar to Cherry Brown |
Varmilo EC switches are popular for their extreme typing experience. Smoothness is the most outstanding feature because of the no physical contact points. Varmilo EC switch keeps the original touch of the mechanical keyboard by using the EC trigger principle with the same inner structure as the traditional mechanical switch.
You can pick a themed keyboard designed by varmilo on our website.
Cherry MX Traditional Mechanical Switches
| Brand | Name | Image | Type | Operation Force/gf | Terminal Force/gf | Activation Point/mm | Total Travel/mm | Features |
| Cherry MX | Red |  |
Linear | 45 | 60 | 2 | 4 | classic mechanical switch |
| Cherry MX | Silent Red |  |
Linear | 45 | 60 | 2 | 3.7 | silent |
| Cherry MX | Silver |  |
Linear | 45 | 70 | 1.2 | 3.4 | speed |
| Cherry MX | Black |  |
Linear | 60 | 85 | 2 | 4 | heavy |
| Cherry MX | Blue |  |
Clicky | 50 | 60 | 2.2 | 4 | clicky |
| Cherry MX | Brown |  |
Tactile | 50 | 60 | 2 | 4 | tactile |
Cherry’s MX switches are widely considered to be the gold standard of PC keyboard switches, and they come in several kinds (designated by “color”) with distinct pressure, texture, and audio-feedback characteristics.
Gateron G Pro 2.0 Switch
| Brand | Name | Image | Type | Operation Force/gf | Terminal Force/gf | Activation Point/mm | Total Travel/mm | Features |
| Gateron | White |  |
Linear | 38 | 45 | 2 | 4 | light |
| Gateron | Silver |  |
Linear | 43 | 50 | 1.2 | 3.4 | speed |
| Gateron | Red |  |
Linear | 45 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 20.5mm prolonged spring |
| Gateron | Yellow |  |
Linear | 50 | 67 | 2 | 4 | quiet; Cherry Red<Yellow<Cherry Black |
| Gateron | Brown |  |
Tactile | 50 | 60 | 2 | 4 | similar to Cherry Brown |
Gateron switches are common among keyboard enthusiasts, especially in Europe. Gateron switches are smoother, which makes them feel better than Cherry. G Pro 2.0 switches upgrade the mold on the basis of the G Pro Series and have an RGB SMD condenser, which is renowned for its excellent lighting effect and tactile typing experience.
Kailh X Varmilo Mechanical Switches
| Brand | Name | Image | Type | Operation Force/gf | Terminal Force/gf | Activation Point/mm | Total Travel/mm | Features |
| Kailh |
Prestige Silent |
 |
Linear | 42 | 50 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
Silent BOX structure |
| Kailh |
Prestige Voice |
 |
Linear | 40 | 50 | 2 | 3.4 |
HiFi MX structure light guide module. |
| Kailh | Crane |  |
Linear | 37 | 45 | 1.8 | 4 | light BOX structure 20mm prolonged spring |
| Kailh | Prestige Red |  |
Linear | 45 | 55 | 1.8 | 3.6 | similar to Cherry Red BOX structure 20mm prolonged spring |
| Kailh | Prestige Click |  |
Tactile | 46 | 60 | 1.8 | 3.6 | clicky BOX structure 20mm prolonged spring |
| Kailh | Prestige Light |
 |
Linear | 37 | 47 | 1.8 | 2.2 | light 20mm prolonged spring |
Kailh BOX switches are really cool. They have a different stem design, making them feel more stable and wobble a little bit less. The step is shaped, well, like a box. Kailh Box switches feature a boxed stem, designed to be dust and water-resistant.
Varmilo knows that Kailh’s quality control facilities were first-class and their standards didn’t tolerate anything less than perfect. How they operated was mind-blowingly impressive. True enough, their regard for high quality is very much reflected in their products.
Understanding the models of Varmilo – Find the right switch easily and quickly
| Model | Keys | Switch | Connection | Hot-Swap | Backlit |
| MA | 21 | EC | Wired | White | |
| 87 | EC | Wired | White | ||
| 108 | EC | Wired | White | ||
| VA | 21 | Cherry/Kailh | Wired | ||
| 87 | Cherry/Kailh | Wired | no/white | ||
| 108 | Cherry/Kailh | Wired | no/white | ||
| 87-RGB | Cherry | Wired | RGB | ||
| VB | 21 | Cherry | Bluetooth | ||
| VD | 87 | Cherry/Kailh | Dual-Mode | ||
| 108 | Cherry/Kailh | Dual-Mode | |||
| Miya68-C | 68 | EC | Wired | White | |
| Miya68-D | 68 | Cherry/Kailh | Dual-Mode | ||
| Miya68-Pro | 68 | Cherry/Kailh | Wired | no/white/pink | |
| Miya68-Mac | 68 | Cherry/Kailh | Wired(Dual-OS) | no/white | |
| Miya68-RGB | 68 | Cherry/Kailh | Wired | RGB | |
| VXB | 67/81 | EC | Dual-Mode | White | |
| VXH | 67/81 | Cherry/Kailh | Wired | yes | White |
| VXT | 67/81 | Cherry/Kailh/Gateron | Three-Mode | yes | RGB |
| VBM108 | 108 | EC | Wired | White | |
| VBS108 | 108 | Cherry/Kailh | Three-Mode | ||
| VA104C | 104 | Cherry | Wired | ||
| MA104C | 104 | EC | Wired | White | |
| VPE | 87/108 | Cherry/Kailh | Three-Mode | yes | White |
| VPM | 87/108 | EC | Wired | White |