Gateron Silent Red vs Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro
The Gateron Silent Red and the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.5 mm on the Gateron Silent Red and 3.6 mm on the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro; stock they sound different: silent light linear versus silent box pro; the Gateron Silent Red costs less per switch ($0.40 versus $0.60).
- Cheaper per switchGateron Silent Red$0.40 versus $0.60
Choose the Gateron Silent Red if
- you want a switch popular for office.
- you want a switch popular for quiet light linear.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro if
- you want a switch popular for quiet box builds.
Gateron Silent Red vs Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro, spec by spec
| Gateron Silent Red | Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent linear | Silent linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | n/a | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3.6 mm |
| Stem | n/a | n/a |
| Top housing | n/a | Box |
| Bottom housing | n/a | Box |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | n/a | factory lubed |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.40 (stronger spec) | $0.60 |
| Sound profile | silent light linear | silent box pro |
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Silent Red; 34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro.
48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron Silent Red; 83% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro.
Where to buy the Gateron Silent Red
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Where to buy the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro
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