Outemu Blue

Clicky Outemu

Outemu Blue switch
Image courtesy of Outemu (Dongguan Gaote Electronics)

The Outemu Blue is the loud, sharp budget clicky that ships in most cheap 'blue switch' gaming keyboards, heavier and clickier than a Cherry MX Blue.

Outemu Blue specs

Type Clicky
Actuation force 60g
Bottom-out force n/a
Pre-travel 2.2 mm
Total travel 4 mm
Stem POM
Top housing PC
Bottom housing nylon
Spring n/a
Factory lube none
Pins 3-pin
Typical price $0.12 / switch
Sound profile loud, sharp click
Released n/a

Spec fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers rather than guesses.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

Cherry MX Blue Clicky The Cherry MX Blue is the archetypal click-jacket clicky switch, actuating at 60g with the sharp, jingly click that most people picture when they hear "mechanical keyboard". Compare: Outemu Blue vs Cherry MX Blue · popular
Kailh Box White Clicky The Kailh Box White is the community's go-to entry clicky switch, using a click bar instead of a click jacket for a crisp, consistent click on both press and release. Compare: Outemu Blue vs Kailh Box White

Keyboards sold with the Outemu Blue

Redragon K552 Kumara TKL · $35 The Redragon K552 Kumara is the archetypal sub-$40 wired TKL gaming keyboard with soldered Outemu switches, a metal top plate, and RGB (red-LED variants exist), a perennial first mechanical board. Tecware Phantom 104 full · $50 · hot-swap The Tecware Phantom 104 is the full-size version of the value hot-swap Phantom, giving budget builders a numpad, RGB and swappable Outemu switches at a price that undercuts nearly every mainstream brand. Tecware Phantom 87 TKL · $45 · hot-swap The Tecware Phantom 87 is a budget tenkeyless that helped popularise hot-swap sockets at the low end, letting beginners change its Outemu switches without soldering, with RGB and a metal top plate for the price.

Which keyboards can use it?

Any hot-swap board with standard MX sockets accepts the Outemu Blue. Use KeebScout to shortlist hot-swap boards that fit your budget and size, or browse the keyboard database.

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