Editing Cherry MX Red

{{Infobox dswitch
| image name        = Cherry MX red.jpg
| manufacturer      = [[Cherry]]
| product code      = MX1A-L1xx
| contact mechanism = [[Contact mechanism#Metal leaf|Metal leaf]]
| switch type       = Linear
| actuation force   = 45 cN
| introduced        = 2008
| family            = [[Cherry MX]]
}}

[[File:Mx_red_illustration.gif|thumb]]

The '''Cherry MX Red''' switch is a light, linear, non-clicky mechanical keyboard switch in the [[Cherry MX]] family.

It is often preferred over tactile switches for gaming.

==History==
The switch first appeared in November 2008<ref name="Akiba" /> on the streets of Tokyo. The [[Cherry G80-3600]] keyboard was marketed and distributed exclusively in Japan by the computer hardware company [[Scythe]]. Originally only available in the Japanese Layout (G80-3600LYCJA) and the US-ANSI layout (G80-3600LYCEU), further Korean and Chinese variants of the keyboard later appeared throughout Asia at various online retailers, although without the Scythe branding.

==Keyfeel==
The Cherry MX Red is a lighter variant of the [[Cherry MX Black]] linear switch.

==Availability==
In an order request in 2010 Cherry claimed the switch to be no longer in production. The statement was confirmed when a member of [[Ducky]] admitted that the switches used in the limited edition Ducky keyboards were indeed soldered out of Cherry G80-3600s.

However, in 2012 the switch had become popular with a growing number of keyboards produced that use it, including the [[Leopold]] and [[Filco Majestouch]] product ranges. Besides the [[Cherry G80-3494]], a large number of gaming oriented keyboards are readily available using this switch.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=250px heights=187>
File:Cherry MX red switches.jpg|Cherry MX Red switches in the [[Cherry G80-3600]]
File:Phantom_mx_009.jpg|MX red switches in shipping box.
</gallery>

==References==
<references>
<ref name="Akiba"> Akiba PC Hotline — [http://akiba-pc.watch.impress.co.jp/hotline/20081115/etc_cherry.html CHERRYの「赤軸」キーボード展示中] (Japanese only) Dated 2008-11-15. Retrieved 2015-07-24.</ref>
</references>

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[[Category:Metal contact switches]]
[[Category:Production switches]]
[[Category:List of all keyboard switches]]