Gateron Low Profile Brown vs Outemu Lime
The Gateron Low Profile Brown and the Outemu Lime are often cross-shopped. The main differences: they are not interchangeable: the Gateron Low Profile Brown is a Gateron low-profile switch that only fits keyboards built for it, not the standard MX hot-swap sockets the Outemu Lime uses; travel is 2.5 mm on the Gateron Low Profile Brown and 4 mm on the Outemu Lime; stock they sound different: shallow, muted versus budget tactile.
- Cheaper per switchOutemu Lime$0.20 versus $0.23
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.
Choose the Outemu Lime if
- you want a switch popular for budget tactiles.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Gateron Low Profile Brown vs Outemu Lime, spec by spec
| Gateron Low Profile Brown | Outemu Lime | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Gateron low-profile boards only | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 50g | 50g |
| Bottom-out force | 60g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 1.5 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 2.5 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | n/a |
| Top housing | transparent PC | n/a |
| Bottom housing | nylon | n/a |
| Spring | single-stage | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | n/a |
| Pins | 3-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.23 | $0.20 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | shallow, muted | budget tactile |
| Released | 2021 | 2021 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Outemu Lime.
0% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Low Profile Brown; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Outemu Lime.
12% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron Low Profile Brown; 5% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Outemu Lime.
Where to buy the Gateron Low Profile Brown
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Where to buy the Outemu Lime
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