I am definitely keeping these on my Kona as my daily driver (and if you all like this post maybe I'll make another about my long term impression of the switch after I've had more time with it). Finally arriving at the bottom housings for the Mute Jades, these yet again appear to be similar or identical in nature of that of other Box style switches that I am aware of, yet we will visit these details for posterity. Perhaps some of my disappointment in how these turned out was based in the fact that a small portion of my batch seemingly deviated from expectations due to batch variability and instead produced something much more in line with what I had thought Box Mute Jades would be instead of their intended performance. Overall, I’d consider these perfect typing switches, and I can tell you that not many switches in my collection can hold that title. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

However, a few months down the road on August 25th of 2021, a “Update with Mike | Summer 2021 Part 2” video was released, in which Box Mute Jades were stated to be delayed until October as a result of manufacturing delays resulting from the new mechanism used. Additionally, the fact that the measurement sheet also doubles as a means by which someone can effectively test frankenswitching combinations between stems and top housings to estimate wobble without actually having to try the switches first kind of kills the inclusion of the Kailh Box Muted Jades as Box style stems are incompatible with traditional MX style housings.

I’m not entirely sure how this similarity in performance was reached out of all of those on this list, but who am I to judge. Next to this is what appears to be a thickened bottoming out pad which sits directly underneath that of the activating lever in the Box mechanism of the bottom housing. This image also demonstrates the ‘hollow sider rail’ design common to that of other, previous Kailh Box style switches.

Additionally, the bottoming out is fairly subtle and quite firm, with a topping out that is decently firm but also a bit thinner given the difference in mechanical thickness between the top and bottom housings. This padded region does also appear to shorten the extra stage of material around the left most PCB pin, which is traditionally similar in size to that of the right most one.In terms of stem wobble, these two switches are also surprisingly close to one another, both slightly edging out previous Kailh Box switches designs by a thin margin. The Box Jade and Box Navy, which requires over 50 gf operating force, brings intense and sturdy typing feel and the Box Cream, with its ultra-smooth travel combined with the box design , makes it a solid choice among linear fans who are looking for a seamless typing experience. The footprint I used holds Gateron and Cherry switches very snugly but these BOX switches just fall out.

I also changed the aluminum plate to a polycarbonate one and it really brings out the RGB so if you want brighter RBG switching the plate to an FR4/PC will help with that. But the parts I received were perfect and delivered very well in great packaging and it wasn't too expensive. Great for those who are a bit messier at the keys, Kaihua’s Kailh Box switches are IP56 rated to keep dust and moisture out. MKUltra is a US vendor that truly fills all the gaps other vendors simply don’t offer and is continuing to expand their switch and switch related peripherals by the day. In terms of topping out and bottoming out feeling, the Cherry MX Blues do marginally outpace the Kailh Box Mute Jades, though this is not entirely surprising given the hobby’s general fondness for Cherry nylon housings.

As funny as it may be, though, to some degree I actually personally prefer these minority ‘variant’ switches a bit more as they sound much more like what I would think of as a “muted Jade” switch than what appears to be the actual intended product. The creates a decent sized tactile bump that is more defined than the BOX Whites and more rounded than the BOX Jades.

The Kailh Box Jades were my second major mechanical keyswitch, the first being the Outemu Blue in my previous E-Element Z-88 mechanical keyboard. While the vast majority have a sound in the significantly dulled range that I described above in the previous paragraph, approximately 20-30% of the switches in my batch actually had a bit sharper of a sound to them even through the dampening. If you would like to learn more about these switches, I’ve already completed reviews or scorecards for some of them.

I do not think this is the norm though with this switch but just a bad combination of things, but I must put it here to detail everything that happened (you know, science). Beyond these two features, and looking internally to the base of the bottom housing, it’s worth noting several channels and mold design features which do not appear to have any functionality as well as a complete absence of slider rail receivers. Looking first to the to the top housings of the switch, I want to make a note here that it already appears that the molds and design features of these top housings are markedly different from that of the only other Box style switch which I’ve reviewed prior in depth in my From The Vault: Novelias Switch Review. Worth noting here, though, is that the mechanism of these stems operates slightly differently than traditional expectations of those who have not explored the Box mechanism prior. Don’t worry though, the Cherry MX Jailhouse Blue still has plenty of scratch sound to it throughout the entirety of the stroke.