Cherry MX Black Clear Top
vsIce Cendol
Hear them
Side by side
| Cherry MX Black Clear Top | Ice Cendol | |
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Sound | Balanced | Recorded |
| Loudness | -31.9 dB | -28.7 dB |
| Pitch | 2,253 Hz | 2,475 Hz |
| Spring weight | 62.6 g | 62.6 g |
| Actuation force | 34.6 g | 37.8 g |
| Bottom-out force | 80 g | 83.4 g |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 4 mm |
Force curves compared
Both curves modeled from each switch's measured actuation, bottom-out values.
Which should you pick?
The Cherry MX Black Clear Top and Ice Cendol are both linear switches, but they feel and sound different enough to be worth comparing directly.
Both use a 62.6g spring, so they weigh about the same under the finger.
On sound, Ice Cendol is the louder of the two at -28.7dB versus -31.9dB (3.1999999999999993dB quieter), pitched higher at roughly 2,475Hz. It reads as recorded, while Cherry MX Black Clear Top comes across more balanced.
Pick Cherry MX Black Clear Top if you want a quieter typing sound. Pick Ice Cendol if you'd rather have a louder, more present sound. Use the players above to hear which one you actually prefer.
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