Looking at the render that was put up on MiTo’s Instagram page shortly after the announcement of these switches by KBDFans, the render appears to quite closely match these color schemes and definitely drew some interest with their initial appearance. The cyan colored stem was aimed at matching the alpha legend colors whereas the pink legends were aimed at matching the modifier and novelty keycap legends. The opaque purple housings were aimed at matching the base keycap color of the alpha keycaps while the stems were meant to match the legend colors of the keycaps. Obviously, being that these switches were designed in mind of matching the Laser colorway from MiTo’s keycap sets, the primary concern regarding appearances is how closely they match the keycap set. (As a point of reference, Gateron Black switches have a 60-gram spring.) Much like the similar Linjär switches, which were also Gateron Yellow recolors, the Laserons featured a gold-plated spring. The Pink Laseron switches featured an even heavier, 70-gram linear spring making them heavier than any stock, normally colored Gateron linear switch. Of the pair of Laserons, the Cyan is the lighter in weight, containing a 60-gram linear spring which is slightly heavier than the Gateron Yellow molds which were used as a basis of these recolored switches. The first switches began to be received by customers in the middle to end of December of 2019. Rather than run a limited time groupbuy format, KBDFans opted to stock these pieces as part of their switch lineup and currently still have them for sale at $0.65 per piece, with a minimum order quantity of 10 switches. Additionally, reviews of these pieces were quickly put up by the likes of randomfrankp and TaehaTypes on YouTube demonstrating the boards in separate builds.

Alongside the Instagram post, a sales page was erected on KBDFans with more details and an initial sales date of ‘Black Friday’ or Friday, November 27th of 2019. These were to be the first recolored Gateron linear switches for sale since the Linjär groupbuy which was conducted by u/Emir earlier in 2019. Soon after this release, rumors had swirled that these were going to be Gateron linear recolors and thus picked up the obvious amalgamation of a name, ‘Laserons’. The pair of linear switches in the renders boasted solid purple colored housings with one having a cyan colored stem and the other with a pink stem with the obvious intent of matching Laser’s legends for both alphas and modifier keys, respectively. Without a name firmly set in stone yet, these MiTo Laser inspired Gateron recolors first made rendered appearance via KBDFans’ Instagram page in late September of 2019. (I do have plans to write a review for those switches, though currently they are in the mail from my proxy.) However, one of the more interestingly hyped switches towards the end of 2019 – KBDFans’ ‘Laserons’ - have all but faded into obscurity with new decade and recent sales. Switches such as Silent Alpacas, Keebwerk’s Tacits, and JWK’s Rara switches have all made sale appearances through the beginning of the year with little comparable competition except for the new Equalz Tangerine V2 switches. Please double check your board and confirm compatibility before buying.Over the first few weeks of 2020, things are certainly shaping up to be the year of Durock/JWK by and large, with few exceptions. In order to use them in 3-pin hotswap boards (plate mount) you will need to clip the 2 extra plastic pins (very easy to do). With dual-layered pin, it has more strength when inserted into the PCB. This switch is 5-pin and compatible with a standard 5-Pin MX mechanical keyboard with SMD-LED light.ĮverFree switches also have an original Gold Alloy contact point with better antioxidant qualities, more reliable conductivity, and a longer lifetime. The curry switch top and bottom housing are both Nylon and the stem is POM, bringing a very satisfying typing feel at an amazing price.

The Gateron EverFree Curry mechanical keyboard switch boasts a new mold and design which is different from what Gateron usually offers!

Quantity 1 = 10 switches.ĮverFree is a new sub-brand of Gateron intended to provide both high-quality and great value.

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