Since they ended their reliance upon Cherry’s MX line of switches, Razer created / co-created their own line. Until this month, desktop keyboards contained one of two, color-coded entries: the Razer Green or the Razer Orange mechanical keyboard switches. The Green is designed to be similar to the Cherry MX Blue, with a 50cN activation force and a clicky response. The Orange, on the other hand, aims at the Cherry MX Brown, with a 45cN activation force and a bumpy response, without a click. As such, both of them have some sort of feedback at the point of activation.

(One cN weighs about as much as a gram on the surface of the Earth.)

This month, Razer announced the Razer Yellow switch. They are claiming this one is linear and silent, with an activation force of 45cN. Comparing back to my table, you would see this fits right in with the Cherry MX Red switch, although Razer has, again, changed the design slightly, mostly around travel distance. I’m personally not really a fan of linear switches on keyboards, mostly because I type and I tend to bottom them out. Still, they are a beloved option for many, and now Razer provides the option.

The Razer Yellow switch is just available in the Razer Blackwidow Chrome V2 at the moment.