Cherry MX Clear Ergo, after 11 years comes the official switch inspired by the community

Through a Press releasethe German manufacturerCherrypresented a new switch for mechanical keyboards. MXErgo Clearthis is his name, is inspired by a “homemade” switchby a user on the forum GeekHack combining the components of different switches.

We must go back to the distant 2011the year in which the user of the forum thought of creating what was renamed at the time “frankenswitch“, a switch that combinedthe lighter spring of the Cherry MX Blackwith the stem of aCherry MX Clear. The reason for so much trouble was to obtain a more marked tactile feedback than the Clear variant, but with a better ease of pressure typical of solutions. Brown, Red And Blue.

Although in these 11 years Cherry has never presented an official version, the solution has met with enormous success among users. Many have made the switches themselves, while others have relied on third party solutions who have thought of proposing their own version when Cherry’s patent expires. Among these there are Gateron And Kailh.

With MX Ergo Clear, the German manufacturer tries to meet the needs of enthusiasts personally, ensuring not only the required performance but also greater reliability. Cherry switches pass rigorous quality controls they guarantee 50 million presses without variations in terms of feedback and accuracy. Also, unlike PTFE lubricants, Cherry claims to have used a high performance grease designed to guarantee a “reliable and long-term lubrication“.

The new switch requires an actuation force, i.e. the force required to send the input, di 40 cNslightly lower than the 45 cN of the MX Brown. The operating force, on the other hand, that is to push the switch to the bottom of 55 cNon a par with the Brown variant and 10 cN lower than the original MX Clear.

At the moment the official price of MX Ergo Clear has not been communicated nor the date of availability. We know they will be offered both in the RGB version than standard (without lighting), in 3 or 5 pin variants. Of course, they will be available on Cherry’s standard keyboards at launch, and likely third-party models as well.