Gateron G Pro Brown vs NovelKeys NK Blueberry

The Gateron G Pro Brown and the NovelKeys NK Blueberry are often cross-shopped. The main differences: stock they sound different: soft, muted versus clacky, sharp tactile; the Gateron G Pro Brown costs less per switch ($0.25 versus $0.70).

Gateron G Pro Brown Tactile · 55g
NovelKeys NK Blueberry Tactile · 55g

Choose the Gateron G Pro Brown if

  • you want a switch popular for prebuilts.
  • you want a switch popular for office boards.
  • you want to spend less per switch.

Choose the NovelKeys NK Blueberry if

  • you want a switch popular for heavy tactile fans.

Gateron G Pro Brown vs NovelKeys NK Blueberry, spec by spec

Gateron G Pro BrownNovelKeys NK Blueberry
Type Tactile Tactile
Compatibility Standard MX sockets Standard MX sockets
Actuation force 55g 55g
Bottom-out force n/a 80g
Pre-travel 2 mm 3 mm
Total travel 4 mm 4 mm
Stem POM n/a
Top housing PC n/a
Bottom housing nylon n/a
Spring single-stage n/a
Factory lube light n/a
Pins 5-pin 5-pin
Price / switch $0.25 (stronger spec) $0.70
Sound profile soft, muted clacky, sharp tactile
Released 2021 2020

Highlighted rows are where the two differ; a check marks the objectively stronger spec (price, battery, modability). Feel and preference rows never get a check. Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.

Where they sit among all 227 switches we track

Actuation force lightest heaviest
Gateron G Pro Brown 55g
NovelKeys NK Blueberry 55g

70% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Gateron G Pro Brown; 70% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the NovelKeys NK Blueberry.

Total travel shortest longest
Gateron G Pro Brown 4 mm
NovelKeys NK Blueberry 4 mm

57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron G Pro Brown; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the NovelKeys NK Blueberry.

Price per switch cheapest priciest
Gateron G Pro Brown $0.25
NovelKeys NK Blueberry $0.70

15% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron G Pro Brown; 91% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the NovelKeys NK Blueberry.

Where to buy the Gateron G Pro Brown

Where to buy the NovelKeys NK Blueberry

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