Gateron Silent Red vs Haimu Whisper
The Gateron Silent Red and the Haimu Whisper are often cross-shopped. The main differences: stock they sound different: silent light linear versus very quiet, muted; the Haimu Whisper costs less per switch ($0.30 versus $0.40).
- Cheaper per switchHaimu Whisper$0.30 versus $0.40
Choose the Gateron Silent Red if
- you want a switch popular for quiet light linear.
Choose the Haimu Whisper if
- you want a switch popular for silent builds.
- you want a switch popular for shared spaces.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Gateron Silent Red vs Haimu Whisper, spec by spec
| Gateron Silent Red | Haimu Whisper | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent linear | Silent linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | n/a |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | 47g |
| Pre-travel | n/a | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Stem | n/a | POM |
| Top housing | n/a | n/a |
| Bottom housing | n/a | n/a |
| Spring | n/a | single-stage |
| Factory lube | n/a | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.40 | $0.30 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | silent light linear | very quiet, muted |
| Released | 2019 | n/a |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Red.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Silent Red; 16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Haimu Whisper.
48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron Silent Red; 24% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Haimu Whisper.
Where to buy the Gateron Silent Red
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Where to buy the Haimu Whisper
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