Editing Cherry MX Low Profile

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{{infobox dswitch
| name          = Cherry MX Low Profile
| image name    = 
| manufactuer   = [[Cherry]]
| introduced    = 
| keycap mount  = [[Cherry MX mount]] (Short skirt only)
| switch type   = [[Force#Linear|Linear]]
| switch mount  = [[Plate mount]]
| sense method  = [[Metal contact]]
| pretravel     = 1.0 mm or 1.2 mm
| travel        = 3.2 ± 0.25 mm
| lifetime      = 50M
| website       = https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx-low-profile/mx-low-profile-red.html
}}

'''Cherry MX Low Profile RGB''' is a low-profile mechanical keyboard switch.

The switch has been designed to have a ''feel'' reminiscent of [[Cherry MX]].
It is only marginally compatible with its larger official name-sake.

==Description==
Cherry's goal when designing the switch family was to make a low-profile version of Cherry MX. The size was not reduced as much as it could have been, in order to retain an overall feel reminiscent of Cherry MX.<ref name="GamersNexus180112"/>

To accommodate [[backlighting]] the bottom housing is translucent and the top is transparent with a crescent-shaped cavity for a surface-mounted LED to shine through. This is supposed to spread the light around the slider.<ref name="tomshw180112"/>

==Variants==

{| class="wikitable sortable variants-table"
! Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; !! Step colour !! Type !! Total travel !! Pretravel !! Initial force !! Tactile force !! Actuation force !! Bottom-out force
|-
| Low Profile Red || Red || Linear || 3.2±0.25 mm || 1.2±0.3 mm || 40 cN || || 45±15 cN || 60 cN
|-
| Low Profile Speed || Silver || Linear || 3.2±0.25 mm || 1.0±0.3 mm || 30 cN || || 45±15 cN || 60 cN
|- 
|}

A clicky Blue variant has also been reported to be in development<ref name="GamersNexus180112"/>.

==Key feel==
The starting force of the "Red" switch is 40 cN, which is 10 cN higher than [[Cherry MX Red]] but similar to [[Cherry MX Brown]]. The force curve is almost flat, with actuation happening at 1.2 mm when a weight of 45 cN is applied. This makes it similar to [[Cherry MX Speed Silver]].
The switch ''named'' Cherry MX Low Profile Speed, however, actuates even earlier.

According to Rama Works, the switch is more stable on off-centre key presses than [[Kailh PG1350 series|Kailh Choc low-profile]].<ref name="ramaworks"/>

==Compatibility with Cherry MX==
The switch is not pin-compatible with Cherry MX and the overall travel is lower, at 3.2 mm.
It does however fit a 14×14 mm plate hole, at a different height over the PCB.

While it shares the same cross-pattern keycap mount of it's larger name-sake, the keycaps are not entirely compatible.
Most keycaps for Cherry MX could mount and be used actuate the switch, but could impact into something when pressed further down:
* Thicker-walled keycaps (such Cherry/GMK doubleshots and thick PBT) or keycaps that narrow inside nearer the top would hit the switch housing which is wider on top than Cherry MX's.
* Thinner-walled keycaps (such as [[Keyboard_profile#OEM_profile|OEM profile]] and those of [[Cherry G80-3850|Cherry MX-Board 3.0]]) would hit the mounting plate (if there is one) because of the additional skirt height. Vortex opted to make PCB-mounted keyboards that avoids this issue.<ref name="tae20190531"/>

==Availability==
Both switch types are available to buy separately.

Keyboards:
* Cooler Master SK630, SK621, SK651 (Red)
* Corsair K70 MK.2. (Speed)
* Corsair K60 RGB Pro Low Profile (Speed)
* [[Filco_Majestouch#Majestouch_Stingray|Filco Majestouch Stingray]] (Red)
* Alienware AW510K

Upcoming keyboards:
* Vortex Poker 3 V2, and Vortex 75 v2, with floating key design (PCB-level, plateless)<ref name="tae20190531"/>

The ''Speed'' switch was exclusive to Corsair during a limited time.<ref name="sweclockersOct2018"/>

==Clones==
[[File:Lpswitches.png|300px|thumb|right|Cherry MX Low Profile's footprint compared to its clones' and to Kailh Choc's (version 1)]]
* [[TTC KS32 series]] — with similar shape, keycap mount and footprint. Has clicky, tactile and linear variants.
* [[Kailh Choc V2]] — with similar shape and keymap mount but with a different footprint more close to [[Kailh Choc]] (version 1). Has linear and clicky variants.
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==Resources==
* Cherry has not published the datasheet with footprint publicly, but it has been sent to inquiring people by email that have [https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=106825 posted it].

* A KiCAD footprint has been published by Keebio in its [https://github.com/keebio/Keebio-Parts.pretty Github repo].

==Reviews==
* [https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=20627 Cooler Master SK630: sexy meaningless keyboard]. Review by '''matt3o'''
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwD58eM1b8k POK3R V2 Low Profile Mechanical Keyboard - Unboxing & Review]. TaeKeyboards on Youtube

==See also==
* [[Cherry MX]]

==References==
<references>
<ref name="GamersNexus180112">Gamers Nexus on Youtube: [https://youtu.be/cXfU5PR7F28 Cherry Finally Makes a New Switch: MX Red Low Profile]. Watched 2018-01-13</ref>
<ref name="tomshw180112">Tom's Hardware: [http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cherry-mx-low-profile-rgb-mechanical-keyboard-switches,news-57721.html Cherry Joins The Low-Profile Switch Game], by Seth Colander. Dated 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2018-01-13</ref>
<ref name="ramaworks">Rama.Works—[https://rama.works/prototype/2018/7/13/instrument-low-profile-stab-seq-2 INSTRUMENT LOW-PROFILE / STAB SEQ 2]. Dated 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2018-10-21</ref>
<ref name="sweclockersOct2018">SweClockers.com—[https://www.sweclockers.com/nyhet/26495-corsair-slapper-tangentbord-i-k70-mk-2-serien-med-cherry-mx-brytare-i-lagprofil Corsair släpper tangentbord i K70 MK.2-serien med Cherry MX-brytare i lågprofil] (Swedish). Dated 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2018-10-25</ref>
<ref name="tae20190531">TaeKeyboards on Youtube—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpoV6xwmdxw NEW POKER Keyboards! - Vortex Computex 2019]. Posted 2019-05-31</ref>
</references>

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