We’ve covered keyboards with membrane switches, keyboards with mechanical switches, and keyboards with optical mechanical switches, but we’re not done yet. Razer offers several unique mechanical switch models — Yellow, Orange, Green, Red, and Purple — each with its own “personality.” We’ll list them below for clarity, along with their equivalent by Cherry MX, the market leader in mechanical switches. Razer utilized Cherry MX switches in its keyboards until 2014, when it switched to proprietary designs.Razer Yellow: Mechanical, linear; 1.2-millimeter actuation point; compare to Cherry MX Speed;Razer Orange: Mechanical, tactile; 1.9-millimeter actuation point; compare to Cherry MX BrownRazer Green: Mechanical, clicky; 1.9-millimeter actuation point; compare to Cherry MX Blue;Razer Red: Optical mechanical, linear; 1.0-millimeter actuation point;Razer Purple: Optical mechanical, clicky; 1.5-millimeter actuation point