Product comparison · 2 keyboards

Cherry KW 300 MX vs Cherry KW 550 MX LP

49specifications compared
16differ
33identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Recommended usage
- KW 300 MX:Home
- KW 550 MX LP:Home/Office
Keyboard key switch technology
- KW 300 MX:Cherry MX2A Red
- KW 550 MX LP:Cherry MX LP 2.0 Ivory
Keyboard layout
- KW 300 MX:QWERTY
- KW 550 MX LP:QWERTZ
Keyboard language
- KW 300 MX:Chinese Traditional
- KW 550 MX LP:German
Keyboard form factor
- KW 300 MX:75%
- KW 550 MX LP:96%
Numeric keypad
- KW 300 MX:No
- KW 550 MX LP:Yes
Physical layout
- KW 300 MX:ANSI
- KW 550 MX LP:ISO
Product colour
- KW 300 MX:Navy, White
- KW 550 MX LP:Black

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Comparison of KW 300 MX, KW 550 MX LP
56 specifications	A Cherry KW 300 MX View product	B Cherry KW 550 MX LP View product
Keyboard7 differ
Recommended usageDiffers	Home	Home/Office
Keyboard key switch technologyDiffers	Cherry MX2A Red	Cherry MX LP 2.0 Ivory
Keyboard layoutDiffers	QWERTY	QWERTZ
Keyboard languageDiffers	Chinese Traditional	German
Keyboard form factorDiffers	75%	96%
Numeric keypadDiffers	No	Yes
Physical layoutDiffers	ANSI	ISO
KeycapsKnown for one	Double shot	Unknown — not stated by the source
Key travel distanceKnown for one	4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard key profileKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Low-profile
Hot keysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Navy, White	Black
Featuresidentical
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Number of batteries (keyboard)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainability1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	CE, China RoHS, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), KCC, REACH, RoHS, UKCA	CE, China RoHS, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), REACH, RoHS, UKCA
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Keyboard dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	320 x 135 x 39 mm	376 x 125 x 25 mm
Keyboard weightDiffers	747 g	675 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	178 mm	174 mm
Package depthDiffers	346 mm	407 mm
Package heightDiffers	48 mm	35 mm
Package weightDiffers	1.1 kg	1.04 kg

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