Gateron Silent Brown vs Zilents V2
The Gateron Silent Brown and the Zilents V2 are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Gateron Silent Brown is lighter to actuate (45g versus 62g); stock they sound different: silent light tactile versus damped silent tactile; the Gateron Silent Brown costs less per switch ($0.45 versus $1.20).
- Cheaper per switchGateron Silent Brown$0.45 versus $1.20
Choose the Gateron Silent Brown if
- you want a switch popular for quiet tactile office.
- you want a lighter keystroke (45g).
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Zilents V2 if
- you want a switch popular for office.
- you want a switch popular for quiet tactile builds.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (62g).
Gateron Silent Brown vs Zilents V2, spec by spec
| Gateron Silent Brown | Zilents V2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent tactile | Silent tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 62g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | n/a | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Stem | n/a | n/a |
| Top housing | n/a | nylon |
| Bottom housing | n/a | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | 62g / 67g / 78g options |
| Factory lube | n/a | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.45 (stronger spec) | $1.20 |
| Sound profile | silent light tactile | damped silent tactile |
| Released | 2019 | 2019 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Gateron Silent Brown; 90% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Zilents V2.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Silent Brown; 16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Zilents V2.
56% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron Silent Brown; 99% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Zilents V2.
Where to buy the Gateron Silent Brown
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Where to buy the Zilents V2
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