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Keychron calls this 'the next gen mouse switch' and I believe it: optical and magnetic all-in-one

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A New Species is Coming - YouTube Watch On "Tune your trigger, fire faster," says Keychron about its upcoming magnetic-optical hybrid mouse switch , in words that ring very familiar in the wake of the Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike . And I'm kind of shocked at just how soon after the launch of the Superstrike's magnetic switches we're seeing a hybrid version that allows you to toggle between traditional clicks and analogue magnetic ones like in the Superstrike. The mechanism in Keychron's upcoming MaOptic switch is incredibly neat. Pushing down on the mouse button moves a metal strip between the optical scanner on one end, and on the other end the plunger moves down its electromagnetic path. The simple but ingenious thing that ties it all together is a strip of metal that has the optical side of the equation moving in tandem. You can check it out in the video above. Naturally, I'll be eager to see just how well it works in practice and whether there are any quality control issues.…

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