Gateron Silent Brown

Silent tactile Gateron

Gateron Silent Brown switch
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Gateron Silent Brown is a light silent tactile with dampened rails, giving a mild brown-style bump without the full noise of an undamped tactile.

Gateron Silent Brown specs

Type Silent tactile
Actuation force 45g
Bottom-out force n/a
Pre-travel n/a
Total travel 3.5 mm
Stem n/a
Top housing n/a
Bottom housing n/a
Spring n/a
Factory lube n/a
Pins 5-pin
Typical price $0.45 / switch
Sound profile silent light tactile
Released 2019

Spec fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers rather than guesses.

Unverified: specs compiled from manufacturer listings

Switches similar to the Gateron Silent Brown

Gazzew Boba U4 Silent tactile The Gazzew Boba U4 is widely considered the best silent tactile available, keeping the U4T's strong bump while damping both downstroke and upstroke to near silence; also sold in 68g. Compare: Gateron Silent Brown vs Gazzew Boba U4
Akko Fairy Silent Silent linear The Akko Fairy Silent is a budget 50g silent linear with silicone dampening that keeps typing hushed without feeling overly mushy. Compare: Gateron Silent Brown vs Akko Fairy Silent
Zilents V2 Silent tactile Zilents V2 are ZealPC's silent tactile switches with rail dampeners, delivering a Zealios-like bump while cutting top-out and bottom-out noise for shared spaces. Compare: Gateron Silent Brown vs Zilents V2

Which keyboards can use it?

Any hot-swap board with standard MX sockets accepts the Gateron Silent Brown (5-pin: check that your plate or PCB supports 5-pin, or clip the legs). Use the KeebScout database to shortlist hot-swap boards that fit your budget and size, or browse the keyboard database.

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