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Cherry are well known for making their MX mechanical switches, but they also make a nice range of keyboards themselves. Today we’ll be looking at three Cherry keyboards in the XS family: the XS Complete Keyboard, the XS Trackball Keyboard and the XS Touchpad Keyboard.<\/p>\n
These keyboards are designed for industrial or medical use, but can be used anywhere you need a compact and durable low profile keyboard!<\/p>\n
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As you can see from the photo at the top of this article, each member of the XS family starts the same way: a compact ISO \/ UK layout, including the F keys and arrow keys, packed into the space of just the alpha-numeric keys of a full-size keyboard. The design of the right side of the keyboard depends on the model you have:<\/p>\n
Each of these rack-style keyboards use Cherry ML switches, a low profile variant of Cherry’s MX design. These switches have a tactile feel and actuate at 45~50 cN of force, like a Cherry MX Brown, but have less travel distance. They’re also incredibly robust, rated for 20 million key presses in their service life.<\/p>\n
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When typing on the ML switches, you get much of the same excellent tactile feedback as you would expect on a full-size mechanical keyboard. The keys are a little smaller, but it’s still possible to type with speed and precision.<\/p>\n
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The choice of a number pad, trackball and touchpad is also quite helpful, as it means you only need to invest space, time and money into a single device, rather than needing to find a separate mouse and keyboard.<\/p>\n
These keyboards largely resemble their office peers, but there are some small touches here and there which show the care Cherry have put into designing the ultimate industrial \/ medical keyboards.<\/p>\n
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On the bottom of the keyboard, there are places for two plastic feet to be inserted. Once plugged in, they’ll stay at a constant angle, unlike the folding feet on office keyboards that will sometimes sag over time.<\/p>\n
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The USB connection has also been upgraded for industrial use, with a thick cable that stretches 2.5 metres.<\/p>\n
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As well as the feet, you get some paper instructions. Additionally, the XS Complete comes with a PS\/2 adapter; the other two models require USB as they are both a keyboard and mouse in one package.<\/p>\n
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These keyboards are ultimately built to last. The mechanical switches should last a long time, and the keyboards are rated for use between 0 and 50\u00b0C. They come with a two year warranty as well.<\/p>\n
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All three models are available now at KeyboardCo. For more information or to place an order, please take a look at the product pages linked below.<\/p>\n
If you have any questions or feedback, leave a comment below or speak to our team: +44(0) 1453 884938 or sales@keyboardco.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Thanks for checking out the article, and have a great day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cherry are well known for making their MX mechanical switches, but they also make a nice range of keyboards themselves. Today we’ll be looking at three Cherry keyboards in the XS family: the XS Complete Keyboard, the XS Trackball Keyboard …<\/p>\n