Gateron Ink V2 Black
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Overview
The Gateron Ink V2 Black is a linear switch built around Gateron's proprietary Ink housing — a smoky, translucent black blend that is denser and more resonant than standard polycarbonate. It has long served as a community reference point among premium linear switches.
Reviewers consistently describe a smooth keystroke paired with a deep, low-pitched sound that reads as muted and full rather than sharp or clacky.
Summary compiled by Keebpedia from multiple sources.
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Reviews
A premium switch at $1.25 each. It used to be talked up as thocky, but it’s actually clacky and rattly, which was a letdown. It’s not the bottom-out — probably the sound of the stem returning to the top housing. By today’s standards it really feels like an old-generation switch, which is novel in its own way.
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Specs
- Type
- Linear
- Silent
- No
- Magnetic (HE)
- No
- Profile
- N/A
- Actuation Force
- N/A
- Bottom-out Force
- 60 g
- Initial Force
- N/A
- Pre-travel
- N/A
- Total Travel
- 4.0 mm
- Top Housing
- Ink
- Bottom Housing
- Ink
- Stem
- POM
- Spring Length
- 15.0 mm
- Spring Stage
- 1
- Factory Lubed
- Yes
- Pins
- 5
- Box Structure
- No
- Brand
- Gateron
- Manufacturer
- Gateron