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. From experience, squishier O-rings would likely cause the jailhoused switches to feel more in line with the Box Mute Jades. With regard to the intended sound of the Box Mute Jades, they are hardly recognizable as a ‘muted jade’ when comparing the two switches. The next announcement regarding the status of the Box Mute Jade switches skipped entirely over the hopeful October deadline and landed on November 23rd, 2021 with Novelkeys’ “Updates with Mike | Fall 2021” announcement.

Overall, I’d consider these perfect typing switches, and I can tell you that not many switches in my collection can hold that title.To some degree, Mike is entirely correct with this statement as these definitely don’t feel like normal Box Jades. In fact, I think people who implement these kinds of harassment measures against content creators often don’t realize that it leads to a strengthening of the content creator’s resolve, regardless of if the harassment is for content issues, personality mismatches, perceived slights, or even something as banal as a disliking of someone’s expression, identity, or appearance.

Weird how people still report them cracking keycaps, the BOX switches are definitely not the tightest switches I’ve used, the U4Ts seems far wider and takes a lot more force to put on them keycaps and I havn’t read any reports on them cracking keycaps. You must download the “EZ WAY” real-name authentication APP (Android download/ iOS download) on mobile phone and perform the online authentication registration. All things considered, though, regardless of the personal disappointment of mine and the Mute Jades’ overall seemingly underperforming nature versus expectations at large, I would be completely remiss to not address the historical nature of these switches and their strongest redeeming qualities to me.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. On the left-hand side there is a single number mold marking facing inwards and on the right-hand side there is a number and letter code facing externally, assumedly used in marking molds or machines used to make the bottom housings. There's plenty of room inside for good airflow around components therefore I haven't felt the need to add to the two included case fans as the case design allows for good passive airflow. Reminds me more of MX Clear but more tactile (I sold my MX Clear board so I can’t compare the two right now). Advances in technology within the MX-style footprint are not only few and far between, but rarely focused on something like this.

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. All of the sharpness, pointedness, and in-your-face-ness of the original Jade switches feels completely missing and not toned down in the Mute Jades. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. With that, though, comes not only a decent amount of graininess in the sound of the switch but almost a complete neutering of the characteristics of Box Jades which supposedly inspired this switch. 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.I have however had luck swapping the springs an dstems of the Kailh Box Jades and Pale Blues as they both feature the Kailh housing. A switch peripheral company based out of the UK which sells everything switch adjacent you could ask for, they’ve been a huge help recently with my film and lube supply for personal builds, and they want to extend that help to you too. Regarding the stem wobble, it is also no surprise to many people that the Kailh Box Mute Jades also beat out the Cherry MX Blue switches in both N/S and E/W directions.

This image also demonstrates the ‘hollow sider rail’ design common to that of other, previous Kailh Box style switches. Quite honestly, I feel inclined to keep the introduction to this review relatively short and sweet as not all that much has really happened since I sat down and put together the previous review on the Gateron Oil King switches a few weeks ago.Opening up this Box mechanism, from which this switch derives its name and not the dustproof style stems, we are greeted with an as-expected sideways leaf design and factory lubed neon green activating lever. The first and most obvious difference is the LED slot, which is entirely covered by a rather thick, flat plane of nylon rather than the tiered or open style LED slots of many other modern switches. Much like with the notes above for the Kailh Box Jade switches, the Navies have a certain volume, tone, and sharpness to their sound that is simply nowhere to be found in the Mute Jade switches. Utilizing the already popular Cherry MX form, Kaihua Kailh switches provide an easy transition so you don’t have to let go of your existing keycap collection. While there are no horse-paste based COVID jokes to be found here about lockdowns or quarantine, the rough timeline of the Box Mute Jades does cement into my head cannon these being an idea that Mike came up with while pacing in circles in the Novelkeys warehouse after days and weeks of consecutive lockdown.