Kailh Box Taro Ice Cream Pro
vsKailh Pro Heavy Sage
Hear them
Side by side
| Kailh Box Taro Ice Cream Pro | Kailh Pro Heavy Sage | |
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Sound | Balanced | Recorded |
| Loudness | -29 dB | -50.2 dB |
| Pitch | 2,837 Hz | 3,187 Hz |
| Spring weight | 67.1 g | 67.3 g |
| Actuation force | 43.1 g | 41.1 g |
| Bottom-out force | 91.3 g | 82.2 g |
| Total travel | 4.1 mm | 3.9 mm |
Force curves compared
Both curves modeled from each switch's measured actuation, bottom-out values.
Which should you pick?
The Kailh Box Taro Ice Cream Pro and Kailh Pro Heavy Sage are both linear switches, but they feel and sound different enough to be worth comparing directly.
Kailh Pro Heavy Sage runs the heavier spring at 67.3g versus 67.1g — about 0.20000000000000284g more — so it feels more deliberate under the finger, while Kailh Box Taro Ice Cream Pro is quicker and lighter to press.
On sound, Kailh Box Taro Ice Cream Pro is the louder of the two at -29dB versus -50.2dB (21.200000000000003dB quieter), pitched lower at roughly 2,837Hz. It reads as balanced, while Kailh Pro Heavy Sage comes across more recorded.
Pick Kailh Box Taro Ice Cream Pro if you want a lighter, faster press and a louder, more present sound. Pick Kailh Pro Heavy Sage if you'd rather have a heavier, more controlled press and a quieter typing sound. Use the players above to hear which one you actually prefer.
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