Gateron Low Profile Blue vs Kailh Choc White
The Gateron Low Profile Blue and the Kailh Choc White are often cross-shopped. The main differences: they are not interchangeable: the Gateron Low Profile Blue is a Gateron low-profile switch and the Kailh Choc White is a Kailh Choc V1 switch, so each needs a keyboard built for it; the Kailh Choc White is lighter to actuate (60g versus 65g); travel is 2.5 mm on the Gateron Low Profile Blue and 3 mm on the Kailh Choc White.
- Cheaper per switchGateron Low Profile Blue$0.26 versus $0.35
Choose the Gateron Low Profile Blue if
- you want a switch popular for clicky low-profile typing.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (65g).
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Kailh Choc White if
- you want a switch popular for clicky low-profile.
- you want a switch popular for split ergo boards.
- you want a lighter keystroke (60g).
Gateron Low Profile Blue vs Kailh Choc White, spec by spec
| Gateron Low Profile Blue | Kailh Choc White | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Clicky | Clicky |
| Compatibility | Gateron low-profile boards only | Kailh Choc V1 boards only |
| Actuation force | 65g | 60g |
| Bottom-out force | 75g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Total travel | 2.5 mm | 3 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | n/a |
| Bottom housing | PA66 | n/a |
| Spring | double-stage stainless steel | single-stage |
| Factory lube | n/a | none |
| Pins | 3-pin | 3-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.26 (stronger spec) | $0.35 |
| Sound profile | sharp, high-pitched click | sharp, ticky click |
| Released | n/a | 2017 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
95% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Gateron Low Profile Blue; 82% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Kailh Choc White.
0% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Low Profile Blue; 2% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Choc White.
21% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron Low Profile Blue; 30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Choc White.
Where to buy the Gateron Low Profile Blue
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Where to buy the Kailh Choc White
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