AKWOX 9-Key Cherry MX Switch Tester, Keycap puller, keyboard Keycap, O-Ring Sampler Tester Kit

This is a good starter kit to figure out the best keyboard type for you, before committing a lot of money into the wrong thing. Comes with the nine most common Cherry switch types and transparent key caps so you can more or less see the switch colors. The O-rings come mounted already. The switches appear to come mounted in some random layout, but you can re-arrange them in whatever layout makes sense to you. Note that this kit does not come with the silent switch types or anything else fancier than the most common Cherry keys.

Before putting down £100+ for a keyboard with Cherry MX switches, I wanted to try some out. This is well built (and good feeling keycaps) with a good selection of Cherry MX switches. It's a bit pricey for what it is, but I'm happy with the purchase. It took a short time to figure out which was which; it would have been nice if they had labelled them somehow. To help you: white is clicky, clear is tactile, and the two greys; one is linear (like the black) and one is tactile (like the clear). Only real issue is that the switches come out of the unit easier than the keycaps, so if you use the keycap puller that comes with it, out pops the whole switch, so you end up using your fingers to pull the keycaps off, but I guess you won't spend much time doing this before you remember which is which. Minus one star because of this. It would have been nice if all keys were wired up to an LED so you can find the actuation point of each switch. I guess I expect too much... DIY idea! There are 3 clicky type, 3 tactile type and 3 linear type. Once you've decided you like a particular one, good luck finding a keyboard with something like the clear switches in. Most have either blue, red or brown (the switches with lowest resistance) so maybe look for a keyboard first and once you realise you are limited to those three (unless you want to import from abroad) then you should know if you want clicky, tactile or linear before you buy this and you probably want the lowest resistance ones anyway unless you fancy having to press keys harder than really necessary. So this just helped me confirm what I had originally thought I'd settle on, and now it makes a nice toy to fidget with.

This is one of the cheaper testers that are floating around but that does not make it any less, adding the o rings was a nice touch as well. They key cap puller is not great, but these keycaps are easily removed with you fingers it is quicker too. I also like the clear keycaps as it helps to identify what switch you are touching. The mounting plate is quite sturdy and holds the switches securely enough and does not flex around too much when pressing them, swapping in other switches so far has not weakened it as it holds onto them quite firmly too. The 9 * 9 was big enough enough to allow to isolate my favourites from switches I liked though of course it will not allow for a 'full hand' feel but at those sizes tester sets tend to get on the same price level as the actual keyboard components themselves which defeats the purpose of a tester. I would recommend this product as the 9 * 9 allows for playing to get a more through feel for the switches than the smaller testers and this one has a solid build at a good price point, not to mentioned it comes bundled with some o rings which is not always the case.

This is an excellent key tester for Cherry key switches. Before this I purchased another on Amazon which I returned. That had a metal frame and the key switches were not held securely which created unnecessary noise and unwanted feedback and this meant that testing did not provide very accurate feedback. This is entirely different. A wider selection of Cherry key switches than the other key switch tester that I purchased and the key switches are held very securely in the plastic mount, so securely in some of the holes that the key switches can take some removing. Another benefit to this tester is that it includes O Rings which slightly reduces the key travel and noise. There are other size O rings available but these do give some idea to any benefit to using O Rings. M.Way Keyboard Keycap, 17-Key Cherry MX Switch, Keycap Puller, Mechanical Keyboard Swappable Switches, Sampler Tester Kit for Cherry MX / Kailh / Greetech / GATERON / Razer I highly recommend this key switch tester to anyone who wants a mechanical key switch keyboard. A decent price and a very good package. I like the Cherry White or Cherry Clear key switches after trying this key switch tester. I thought that Cherry Brown would be what I might like but after testing I prefer Cherry White with a nice soft click much less noisy than Cherry Blues and firmer feel than Cherry Browns. I would prefer Cherry Clear to Cherry Browns TBH.

It does what you need, but it's very poorly made and O rings are pre-installed, which made it a hastle to take them all off, and the fact it's £20 is overpriced when you can get entire mechanical keyboards, while not cherry mx, for £30 to £40 so for 9 switches it's quite expensive.

Great little key tester, very solid and just works. Perfect for anyone who doesn't want to spend too much but still want a good, working product. The amount and quality of what you get is brilliant for the price. Fun to play with when your bored too!

Nice little key tester at a reasonable price. The acrylic stand is solid and has a nice heft to it. While not perfect, the little faults don't take away from its score. Yes, the keys are arranged in a completely random order, from what I can tell. Even if the keys had been arranged in some logical order, there's always a good chance that an owner will rearrange the keys anyway, so to me it's not a big deal at all. The tester comes with black rubber o-rings installed. Some may complain about it, but it made no difference to me. After testing the switches with and without, I think I prefer the o-rings in place anyway, as the noise dampening is more prominent the harder you strike the keys. Complaints? I think the clear keys could stand to be a bit clearer so the colors of the switches are more prominent under the caps. And I think it would have been nice if they included a little pamphlet describing the switches, but it's nothing that a quick net search doesn't sort out. Could it be cheaper for a handful of switches and a piece of plastic? Well, sure. Can't everything be a bit cheaper? Something like this however always has very little inherent value. Once you know what switch you like, what's the point in keeping it aside from having yet another pointless desktop toy. It also would have been nice if they included a few blank spaces for future expansion for those planning on keeping this and not just passing it on to someone in need of a sampler.

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Justo lo que necesitaba para probar las diferentes posibilidades de interruptores mecánicos. Vienen 9 interruptores Cherry MX diferentes junto con sus respectivos keycaps y una placa que parece de metacrilato que le da cierto peso y estabilidad. Las keycaps también llevan dampers de goma para probar esa opción. Vienen 3 interruptores lineares, 3 táctiles y 3 "clicky" de diferentes durezas.

It accurately represents the different Cherry MX switches It’s honestly perfect for what it is, plus a nice fiddling toy. There's 9 switches in total. 3 linear switches : - Cherry MX Red - Cherry MX Black - Cherry MX Linear Grey 3 tactile switches : - Cherry MX Brown - Cherry MX Clear - Cherry MX Tactile Grey 3 clicky switches : - Cherry MX Blue - Cherry MX Green - Cherry MX White The switches came in a random setup so I rearranged them based on type and feedback. I attached a photo with the switches aligned (top: linear; middle: tactile; bottom: clicky), in order of strength needed for activation. Another benefit to this tester is that it includes O-Rings which slightly reduces the key travel and noise. There are other size O rings available but these do give some idea to any benefit to using O Rings. I highly recommend this key switch tester to anyone who wants a mechanical key switch keyboard. A decent price and a very good package. Overall, i'm really happy with this product and my only cons would be that their is no Cherry MX Silver, no Cherry MX Silent Red and no Cherry MX Silent Black !

Mir ist natürlich bewusst, dass die Cherry Switches schon einiges kosten - vor dem Kauf einer neuen Tastatur wollte ich die Switches gern ausprobieren, und da ich immer mal wieder um Rat gebeten werde, habe ich mich für dieses Produkt entschieden. Hier kann man jeden Switch probieren und sich für seinen Favoriten entscheiden. Natürlich ist es etwas anderes, als wenn man eine ganze Tastatur mit diesen Switches ausprobieren kann - gerade für Schnellschreiber im 10-Finger-Schreibsystem ist das natürlich ein ganz anderes Gefühl, als wenn man nur auf so einem 9er Block mal testweise tippt. Aber es gibt einen ersten Eindruck, und mehr hatte ich nicht erwartet. Der Preis ist recht ordentlich, aber das wusste ich vorher und habe mich trotzdem dafür entschieden. Hoffentlich hält das Objekt lange, damit viele Leute dadurch einen Eindruck bekommen, wenn ich mal wieder nach einer Empfehlung gefragt werde.