Gateron, a top-tier manufacturer of mechanical switches for keyboards, announced their newest and greatest products for 2020: a range of colored switches which include magnetic, low-profile, waterproof, tactile, linear, and clicky options. Most are simply upgrades of their 2019 models but a handful are entirely new technologies. Gateron provided me with a grab-bag of their old and new switch options. This very brief summary will cover Gateron’s new switch options and how they compare to already announced products from their competitors at Cherry. The 2020 Gateron Lineup The current Gateron lineup includes magnetic, waterproof, and low-profile switches, which require special Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) in order to work. In other words, magnetic, waterproof, and low-profile switch technologies are not compatible with the Cherry-MX standard which dominates today’s keyboard market. However, the magnetic and waterproof switches will work with Cherry-MX key-cap stems. Gateron Low-Prof...