Ducky Shine 3 DK-9008 Tuhaojin Gold (Cherry Green switches) Review

1. Introduction2. Cherry MX Mechanical switches explained3. Ducky Shine 3 DK-9008 Tuhaojin Gold4. Ducky Shine 3 DK-9008 Tuhaojin Gold (In Action)5. How do the Cherry MX Green switches feel?6. Closing Thoughts7. View All Pages

Very few companies have made such a positive mark on the peripherals sector as the Taiwanese based ‘Ducky'. While their name is almost comical, their keyboards are rated as some of the best that money can buy. Today we look at their latest DK 9008 Shine 3 Tuhaojin Mechanical keyboard, cast in Aluminium, with a gold finish. This features the expensive Cherry Green MX Switches.

Regular readers will know I am a devoted fan of mechanical keyboards, having owned many in the last decade, including DAS, Steelseries, Razer and in the past 24 months – Ducky. I have gathered quite a collection of Ducky keyboards – and the image above shows the Ducky Shine 3 DK-9008 Tuhaojin Gold sandwiched between two Ducky 2 keyboards I have been using in my office, and at home.

Main Features:

• Aluminium top casing.
• Dual layer PCB for extra durability.
• Detachable cable for convenience.
• Full LED back lighting.
• 2 user customizable back lighting profiles.
• Reactive lighting mode.
• UV coated keycaps.
• DIP switches for extra settings.

When we were offered a new Ducky Shine 3 it was actually one of the review products I was genuinely looking forward to testing. When they said it incorporated MX Green key switches my interest was heightened. Most of you guys will have a favourite key switch – I tend to gravitate towards Blue as they are the closest to the old IBM keyboards … although until recently I will admit I didn't even though a company was using an MX green switch within a ‘mainstream' keyboard.

Cherry MX switch type	Feedback	Clicky	Actuation force	Bottom-out force
Red	Linear	No	45 g	60 g
Brown	Tactile	No	45 g	60 g
Blue	Tactile	Yes	50 g	65 g
Black	Linear	No	60 g	80 g
Green	Tactile	Yes	80 g	105 g

I know the topic of mechanical switches is confusing for many of our readers, so on the next page I take a look at the range of Cherry MX Switches, including the green design.

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