The Gateron Khonsu and Gateron Plus switches are both standard MX mechanical switches of the linear breed. They both feature POM stem material, standard stem shape, 2 mm pre-travel, 4 mm total travel, however, they come with different top housing (POM (modified) vs PA66 milky), bottom housing (POM (modified) vs PA66 milky), spring (22 mm single-stage-extended KOS vs 15 mm KOS double-stage extended), actuation (45 g vs 46 g), bottom-out force (50 g vs 55 g). That said, they are only slightly similar. Let's check out this side-by-side specs rundawn with details, availability -- and even current prices -- to figure out which one fits you the best!
The Gateron Khonsu is a linear standard MX mechanical switch with POM (modified) top housing, POM (modified) bottom housing, and POM stem (standard shape). It features a 22 mm single-stage-extended KOS spring. The 45g actuation occurs at 2mm. The 50g bottom-out occurs at 4mm. Gateron Khonsu comes with specially tuned factory lubing. In order to prevent lube pooling, only the spring, leaf, and stem legs are precisely lubed. Factory lubing? Yes! Designed by Mori. Manufactured by Gateron. | The Gateron Plus is a linear standard MX mechanical switch with PA66 milky top housing, PA66 milky bottom housing, and POM stem (standard shape). It features a 15 mm KOS double-stage extended spring. The 46g actuation occurs at 2mm. The 55g bottom-out occurs at 4mm. Factory lubing? Yes! Designed by Sensy. Manufactured by Gateron. |
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| Name | Gateron Khonsu | Gateron Plus |
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| Type | linear | linear |
| Footprint | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Top housing | POM (modified) | PA66 milky |
| Bottom housing | POM (modified) | PA66 milky |
| Stem material | POM | POM |
| Stem shape | standard | standard |
| Spring | 22 mm single-stage-extended KOS | 15 mm KOS double-stage extended |
| Actuation | 45 g | 46 g |
| Bottom-out | 50 g | 55 g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 4 mm |
| Lube | Factory lubing? Yes! | Factory lubing? Yes! |
| Designer | Mori | Sensy |
| Manufacturer | Gateron | Gateron |
By tracking prices and in-stock status of 30+ well-known keyboard stores worldwide, we can state that the Gateron Plus is not available at the moment, while the Gateron Khonsu can be found in 2 stores.
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Gateron Khonsu sound test | Gateron Plus sound test |
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The Gateron Khonsu linear switch features Gateron's best molding, improved factory lubing, and top material selections. To maintain an overall clean, solid, and clacky sound profile, designer Mori chose to make the Khonsu housing with the Sea Salt Smoothie housing mold. Paired with the classic Gateron rail bottom-out stem, the Khonsu switch has a surprisingly crispy and clacky sound. Because the Khonsu switch is rail bottom-out, Mori delivered special instructions to Gateron regarding the factory lube process: Only the leaf, spring, stem legs, the front and the back side of the stem are precisely lubed. This way, there won't be any pooling issues. Please note, the dry version also comes with a bit of lube on the stem legs and leaf to eliminate noises – Unikeys. | The Gateron + linear switch is a rail bottom-out full travel switch. On top of the Gateron classic milky housing and POM stem, Sensy requested Gateron to upgrade the leaf to match modern-day custom keyboards' PCBs, which come with 5ms of delay or less – Unikeys. |
