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Specifications
- Type
- Linear
- Pin count
- 3-pin
- LED slot
- Yes
- Factory lubed
- No
- Stem
- MX (Cherry-compatible)
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Clean linear sound with occasional spring ping when pushed fast; usually improved by hand-lube.
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Compatibility
- PCB requirement
3-pin PCB socket
- Keycap stem
MX (Cherry-compatible) stem
Works with any keycap set cut for this stem type.
Glorious-rebranded Gateron KS-3 series. Sold as a multi-flavor listing of six color/feel variants: - Black (linear): smooth linear with heavier actuation than Reds - Blue (clicky): clacky click-jacket clicky with notable tactile bump - Brown (tactile): tactile/linear hybrid with slight bump on actuation - Clear (linear): notably light actuation for minimal fatigue - Green (clicky): higher operating-force clicky for typing - Red (linear): lightweight smooth linear for quick gaming response (canonical variant shown here) Plate-mount 3-pin only. SMD-LED compatible (open light pipe in top housing). Compatible with 3-pin hotswap PCBs including the full GMMK lineup and Glorious Numpad. Sold unlubed at 120 (±1) switches per pack. Glorious does not publish per-variant actuation/bottom-out/travel figures on this listing.
Side-by-side comparison
| Spec | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear | Linear | Linear | Linear |
| Bottom-out | — | 56 gf | 40 gf | 48 gf | — |
| Factory lubed | No | — | — | — | — |
| Score | — | — | — | — | — |
| From | — | — | — | — | — |
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