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Jacob Fox

Keychron told us its new gaming mouse switches will have haptics like the Superstrike, but I'll still have to feel them for myself to be convinced

Keychron MagOptic mouse switches.

Last month, I reported on Keychron's announcement for its new MagOptic hybrid optical-magnetic mouse switches. Following in the wake of the Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike, these switches promise analogue tech for adjustable actuation and rapid trigger. Unlike the Superstrike, however, they also have standard optical switches in there, so you can choose between the two.

Given how impressed I was with the Superstrike's haptic-inductive technology and the potential of it being adopted by the gaming mouse industry at large, I was naturally quite excited when I saw Keychron's announcement. But I also had questions, the main one being: how, exactly, are you meant to feel the click at the right time when you've adjusted its actuation point?

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