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Gateron Magnetic Jade

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Spec sheet

Type: linear
Top housing: pc
Bottom housing: nylon
Stem: mixed
Spring: 45g actuation · 55g bottom-out
Travel: 4 mm
Factory lubed: yes
Released: Sep 1, 2022

Hall-effect magnetic linear using a rare-earth magnet in the stem rather than a physical leaf spring for actuation sensing. The linear travel is smooth and the actuation point can be adjusted digitally in supporting keyboards; the jade coloring mirrors the Box Jade but the mechanism is entirely distinct. Suited to rapid-fire gaming and endurance typing where metal-contact fatigue matters.

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Mentioned in 2 articles

Annotated cross-section of a Hall-effect key position — a stem with a small embedded magnet descending toward a Hall sensor on the PCB, with four labeled callout lines (magnet, Hall sensor, analog voltage, firmware threshold) and an ochre accent on the sensor pad, drawn in a single warm-grey stroke on a warm-paper field.

Guides

Hall-effect keyboards: a practical buyer's guide

Rapid trigger, per-key actuation depth, analog axis output — Hall-effect keyboards deliver all three, but only if the firmware matches the hardware. Here is what to look for, what to pay, and who should skip the category entirely.

thockMay 30, 202610 min read

A hall-effect keyboard silhouette with a glowing sensor illustration against a warm show-floor background

News

Computex 2026: hall-effect keyboards enter the enthusiast conversation

Computex 2026 (May 20–24) was the week hall-effect stopped being a gaming-peripheral curiosity and walked into the same room as enthusiast-grade chassis. Two boards made that argument concrete.

thockMay 25, 20268 min read

Gateron Magnetic Jade appears in editor-curated build sheets.

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