If you've customized your Haute 42 or favorite flatbox, why personalize your playstyle, too? Pick up a Kailh low-profile MX microswitch, available in different pressure configurations and characteristics.
Purple Glede: Lightest Touch, Shortest Throw, Silent ESports Competitive
Part of the elite Raptor Esports series, the Kailh Raptor Purple Glede is a high-speed, silent linear switch designed for players who need to combine aggressive, low-latency performance with a whisper-quiet acoustic profile.
- Chassis & Stem: Premium POM Stem with high-durability housing
- Feedback Type: Silent Linear (Internal dampening)
- Actuation Force: 30 gf (Ultra-lightweight)
- Return Force: 15 gf
- Pre-travel: 0.8 mm (Instant-trigger response)
- Primary Benefit: Maximum stealth for competitive play and noise-sensitive streaming
For an explanation of terms such as POM, feedback type, pre-travel and more, please click on the tab labeled MX Glossary. On a mobile device? You can scroll down or click this link to visit the glossary.
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Kailh Raptor Series Purple Glede Linear Silent Low Profile MX Switch
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The best of Kailh's low profile offerings?
Functionally the Purple Glede's are similar to Kailh's Shadow Hunting and Saker Mini switches. Same engage (0.8mm), comparable throw distance (1.8mm). Where these pull ahead though is in what the muting mechanism does to the 'feel' of the press. If you're running a Haute product, buttons tend to have a very harsh bottom-out. It feels like you're pressing a piece of plastic, attached directly to a switch, attached directly to a PCB, because, well, that's what it is. But the o-rings in these guys not only give your press a more pleasant thud rather than loud clack, but the physical feedback of the press is less blunt, and doesn't feel as--for lack of a better word--"cheap." The body of the switches is a dark translucent, so the degree of LED pass-through is almost identical to Shadow Hunting. I highly recommend these, even if you're already currently rocking a comparable Kailh alternative. Kevin K. on Mar 1st 2026