Gateron Sea Salt Smoothie
vsKailh Box Black
Hear them
Side by side
| Gateron Sea Salt Smoothie | Kailh Box Black | |
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Sound | Balanced | Recorded |
| Loudness | -24.3 dB | -59.5 dB |
| Pitch | 3,253 Hz | 2,182 Hz |
| Spring weight | 62 g | 62 g |
| Actuation force | 36.9 g | 34.6 g |
| Bottom-out force | 85.3 g | 78.3 g |
| Total travel | 3.8 mm | 3.9 mm |
Force curves compared
Both curves modeled from each switch's measured actuation, bottom-out values.
Which should you pick?
The Gateron Sea Salt Smoothie and Kailh Box Black are both linear switches, but they feel and sound different enough to be worth comparing directly.
Both use a 62g spring, so they weigh about the same under the finger.
On sound, Gateron Sea Salt Smoothie is the louder of the two at -24.3dB versus -59.5dB (35.2dB quieter), pitched higher at roughly 3,253Hz. It reads as balanced, while Kailh Box Black comes across more recorded.
Pick Gateron Sea Salt Smoothie if you want a louder, more present sound. Pick Kailh Box Black if you'd rather have a quieter typing sound. Use the players above to hear which one you actually prefer.
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