The $349 Freewrite Alpha will be available in mid-January. It lacks the E Ink screens found in its pricier predecessors but should offer longer battery life and mechanical switches.
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Kailh vs Gateron – Cherry Clones
The most obvious category of switches both companies produce is the Cherry MX clones – Red, Blue, Brows switches. Both Kailh and Gateron have these lineups and both have initially started as clone switches to compete with what Cherry was offering.
In reality, if you would take Kailh vs Gateron vs Cherry Red, Blue, or Brown switches the differences would be so minute that most consumers could not tell the difference. Would most people be able to tell that the Blue Gateron switch is slightly more tactile than both Cherry and Kailh switches? No.
All you need to know about these 3 main switches is that no matter where you will get them from, the experience will be close enough to where you should not care much about it.