Gateron Jade Switch

I've had my Wooting 60HE for right at two years now, and I've loved every minute of it. With that being said, I did NOT love the original switches, and have wanted to try out something new for quite some time. After some careful research, I decided upon the Gateron Jades, and I could not be happier with my choice. They feel better while typing, still have a ridiculous amount of response while gaming, and maintain a great "thonky" sound.

I bought the gateron jade switches after watching a few YouTube videos - I liked the soft but clacky sound a lot. The sound was even better in real life and the feel is great. After lubing the lekker v1s to improve sound and feel, I thought about lubing the jade switches. There really is no need to, as they sound and feel amazing out of the box!

Gateron Jade Switch

The closed bottom housing is responsible for the notably better sound signature compared to the Lekker. Stem wobble is minimal and they are just as smooth. Haven‘t tried the newest iteration though.

I like how nice they feel compared to the original lekker switches that were in my HE60 before. Apparently they are lighter than those, which they are, but not by much. The out of the box experience with these switches is quite a bit smoother than with the lekker switches. I also like that they have a bit shorter travel.

The switches were easy to install and they also came with a different plastic stab stem. On the keys that use stabilizers, changing the stem made them feel much more solid to me.

Overall I really like this product and I recommend it, however I give it only four stars out of five, because I'd like the housing itself to move even a bit less. (Still moves around a bit less than with the original switches.)