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Kailh Laptop Switches With Light Pipe Design, Pictured
By Seth Colaner published
The grab bag of new low-profile mechanical switches from Kaihua that we saw at Computex 2017 continue to emerge into the real world. Kaihua released pictures of its intriguing PG1442 switches.

Kaihua Makes Latest Thin Mechanical Switches (Choc PG1232) Official
By Seth Colaner published
The latest round of low-profile Kailh switches (Choc PG1232), which we first saw at Computex this summer, are now officially available. We also have some specifications to share.

Kailh Low-Profile Switches Emerge On ‘Meira’ 40% Ortho Keyboard
By Seth Colaner published
We’ve been wondering where we’d see some of Kaihua’s low-profile switches pop up, and perhaps predictably, they’re appearing in a project borne of the enthusiast keyboard community.

Analyzing The Razer Purple (Optomechanical) Keyboard Switch
By Seth Colaner published
Although we still don’t have specifications for the upcoming Razer Purple optomechanical keyboard switch, we now have some renders to scrutinize.

Razer Developing Optical Keyboard Switches: Razer Purple (Updated)
By Seth Colaner published
The working name is the Razer Purple switch, but whatever it ends up being called, it will be Razer's first foray into optical keyboard switches.

Low-Profile Mechanical Laptop Switches That Can (Probably) Do Analog
By Seth Colaner published
Adomax has a new super-slim mechanical switch that should be capable of analog input.

For Tesoro, It’s TTC Switches On Its Slim Mechanical Keyboard
By Seth Colaner published

Kaihua Mechanical Laptop Switches Get Thinner, Company Tries Out Scissor Design
By Seth Colaner published
This year at Computex, the switch maker significantly expanded those offerings to include three more separate low-profile switch series.

Made By Kaihua, Designed By Input Club: New Halo True, Halo Clear Mechanical Keyboard Switches
By Seth Colaner published
Released along with the K-Type keyboard, the two new switches were designed by Jacob Alexander of the Input Club and are manufactured by Kaihua Electronics (which makes Kailh switches).
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