Gateron Low Profile Brown vs Kailh Choc Brown
The Gateron Low Profile Brown and the Kailh Choc Brown are often cross-shopped. The main differences: they are not interchangeable: the Gateron Low Profile Brown is a Gateron low-profile switch and the Kailh Choc Brown is a Kailh Choc V1 switch, so each needs a keyboard built for it; travel is 2.5 mm on the Gateron Low Profile Brown and 3 mm on the Kailh Choc Brown; the Gateron Low Profile Brown costs less per switch ($0.23 versus $0.35).
- Cheaper per switchGateron Low Profile Brown$0.23 versus $0.35
- Lubed from the factoryGateron Low Profile Brownusable out of the box without lubing
Choose the Gateron Low Profile Brown if
- you want a switch popular for low-profile boards.
- you want a switch popular for laptop-like typing.
- you want to spend less per switch.
- you want a factory-lubed switch out of the box.
Choose the Kailh Choc Brown if
- you want a switch popular for tactile low-profile.
- you want a switch popular for split ergo boards.
Gateron Low Profile Brown vs Kailh Choc Brown, spec by spec
| Gateron Low Profile Brown | Kailh Choc Brown | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Gateron low-profile boards only | Kailh Choc V1 boards only |
| Actuation force | 50g | 50g |
| Bottom-out force | 60g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Total travel | 2.5 mm | 3 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | transparent PC | n/a |
| Bottom housing | nylon | n/a |
| Spring | single-stage | single-stage |
| Factory lube | light (stronger spec) | none |
| Pins | 3-pin | 3-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.23 (stronger spec) | $0.35 |
| Sound profile | shallow, muted | shallow, muted |
| Released | 2021 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Gateron Low Profile Brown; 52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Kailh Choc Brown.
0% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Low Profile Brown; 2% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Choc Brown.
12% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron Low Profile Brown; 30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Choc Brown.
Where to buy the Gateron Low Profile Brown
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Where to buy the Kailh Choc Brown
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