Finally! I feel like it.
On March 6, 2025, Keychron announced on its official X that the Low Profile Silent Mechanical Switch is now available as a stand-alone product.
Say hello to the newest addition to our switch family: the #Keychron Low Profile Silent Mechanical Switch! Enjoy quiet, responsive keystrokes that enhance your productivity and elevate your typing experience.
— Keychron (@KeychronMK) March 5, 2025
Get yours today!👉 https://t.co/VWDpXW43Fc#SilentSwitch #LowProfile pic.twitter.com/knk5ZRheRv
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It is also wonderful that the price is very inexpensive at $26.00/110pcs (about 3,900 Japanese yen).
Purchasing from the home country is also attractive, as it is a realistic option at $36.20 (about 5,400 yen), including shipping to Japan.
The specifications are as follows
Click here to purchase on the home site.
The Keychron K1 Max, which is currently not available in Japan, can only be selected by Keychron K1 Max, which is handled by Kopec Japan.
KawamuraWe are waiting for the start of handling this product in Japan in the future.
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日本での発売も決定しているとのこと。
案内が待たれますね！
The keyswitches are pre-lubricated with improvement for smooth operation, and the pressing pressure is 40gf, which is the weight preferred by the Japanese.
This is the actual Gateron LP 2.0 that was secretly shown to us by Kopec Japan at the Tenkey Vol. 7 event held last year. (We received one after this.)
(Probably a prototype, stem color and housing color will vary.)
It will be interesting to see how the Japanese low-profile scene will change in the future.
Currently, there are three low-profile key switches in Japan: Gateron LP, Kailh choc v1, and Kailh choc v2.
Among them, the “Kailh choc v2” standard low-profile key switch is gaining momentum in the market.
The “Lofree x Kailh” Shadow series, which was first used in the “Lofree Flow” sold by Sanyo Godo Kaisha as a distributor, became extremely popular and quickly spread throughout the market.
Specter,” a linear switch with light pressing pressure, and “Hades,” a silent linear switch, which were launched as stand-alone products at the timing of Flow Lite’s release, are also very popular.
In particular, the “Hades,” which pioneered “Silent Linear,” which had never been seen before in low-profile keyswitches, seems to have been a big hit thanks to its consideration of “quietness,” which is essential in the Japanese public typing scene.
In fact, if you look at the homebrew keyboard scene, many keyboards have been released that are compatible with Kailh choc v2.
Thus, Gateron LP 2.0 was a step behind.
As for Gateron LP 2.0, it has been used in the NuPhy Air series as well as the Keychron low-profile, and a single silent linear key switch has been awaited.
It will be interesting to see how this low-profile scene will change when this key switch enters the Japanese market.
Pre-orders for the NuPhy Kick75, which uses the Gateron LP 3.0 standard for both normal and low profiles, have also recently begun, and this trend should also be watched.
