CherryKC 200 MX Mechanical Office Keyboard with New MX2A switches. Modern Design with Metal Plate Frame (White W/MX2A Brown Switch)

If you thought other companies made good key switches, then you are in for a surprise with this keyboard. Cherry absolutely nailed it with these new MX2A switches. I purchased the version with the Cherry MX2A Silent Red switches. Now, I basically hate linear switches. Really, I usually can't stand them, but these new silents reds are the smoothest, and most buttery feeling switches I have ever felt. I have been using mechanical keyboards my entire life. Since before the patent ran out on the Cherry MX switches and the only mechanical keyboards you could buy had Cherry switches. Now, everyone makes their own switches, with all kinds of "features" like hall effect, rapid trigger, analog, adjustable actuation, magnets, etc.. Here's the issue with all of those though, they feel like crap to type on and are super loud. I have spent thousands on keyboards over the years. I still have over 15 mechanical keyboards sitting in storage that I stopped using. I am not exaggerating either. To give you an idea of where I'm coming from, my favorite switches used to be Cherry MX Brown. Now they are Cherry MX2A Silent Reds. I haven't even mentioned how quiet they are too. Unbelievably quiet for a mechanical keyboard. It's definitely the quietest mech keyboard I have ever used, which is saying a lot. Some people may think the keyboard is fairly basic, and in all reality, it is. It doesn't require software, doesn't have RGB or any lights (besides the led for caps lock and such), it doesn't have a removeable cable, or a super high polling rate over 1000Hz. Visually and functionally speaking, the keyboard is simple. But that a huge positive in my book. It does have full N-key rollover, so if you do use it for gaming, there won't be any issues there. I don't need to install any bloat to use the keyboard. I don't need to configure anything. It's just plug and play. It's fairly compact for a full-sized keyboard too, so be aware of the slightly more compact layout. My only real complaint is that it does not have 4 rubber feet on the bottom to keep it from sliding around. There are 2 rubber feet on the bottom front, but on the bottom rear, the feet are hard plastic, so it doesn't stay in place super well. There are rubber pads on the bottom rear feet that fold out, but I don't use a keyboard angled, so they are useless for me. Other than that, one thing, this keyboard is perfect for me. Am I going to use it for my hardcore gaming sessions? No. I actually purchased it for office work, and it's going to be perfect for that. However, will I be purchasing another keyboard with these same exact switches for my gaming pc? 100% YES! Look, you may not like the design of this keyboard, or its simplicity, but do not sleep on these new Cherry switches. Cherry is back with a vengeance, and if you're looking for a new keyboard, get one with these new Cherry switches. Whether it be this keyboard or not. The switch is king, and Cherry is back on top.Update: I now own 3 of these keyboards, lol, all with the Cherry MX2A Silent Red switches. One for the gaming pc, one for the work office, and one for the home office. They can't be beaten when it comes to typing quality. No regrets.

First off, this thing is fantastic to type on. I brought it in to the office and it is a huge improvement over the cheap keyboards our computers at work come with. In terms of tactile feedback, the keys have a satisfying click and a follow-through that usually makes it easy to tell when you are pressing a key. The keys also feel like they require less pressure to actuate than the cheap keyboards I mentioned before, as it is clear when you are pressing down and when you're just pressing on the key.Despite the clicky feel of the keys, the keyboard itself is relatively quiet, so my office mates are not forced to enjoy the clicky keyboard while I work. I haven't received any commentary on the keyboard being particularly noisy, not even from the coworker who is only happy if they have something to complain about.This keyboard does not require any special software to run, and does not offer much in the way of bells and whistles - which is handy for my office, where those thing would require additional hoops to jump through with our IT department. It's just plug and play via USB.Physically, the keyboard feels rock-solid and has a nice solid weight to it.The only downside for me is that the keyboard is a bit cramped, with the keys running right up to the edge of the keyboard. A few times I've accidentally leaned an elbow on the keyboard while looking at something on my screen and only noticed when I started entering a bunch of spaces into a document. A couple of times I've also accidentally bumped a few adjacent keys on the keyboard, like the backslash and the delete key, which are packed in very close.Overall, a great keyboard!

I am reviewing the version with the brown switches, the ones that click. I find this keyboard to have the best typing feel of any keyboard I have used over the last 25 years. I absolutely love it. I am not a gamer, but use the keyboard for office work. I am a fairly fast typist, and this keyboard has been helping my former typing speed to return, since my last keyboard caused it to suffer with sticky keys. The build quality on initial impression is excellent. I am just over 1 day into use of the keyboard, and am very pleased. It says that it was designed in Germany, but made in China. I was under the impression that it was also made in Germany, but no. It does click a little loud, which I like, but others may not. There is a version with red switches that is supposed to be silent, and we have one on order for another work station here.