Gateron Silent Red vs Wuque Studio WS Silent Linear
The Gateron Silent Red and the Wuque Studio WS Silent Linear are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Gateron Silent Red is lighter to actuate (45g versus 50g); stock they sound different: silent light linear versus near-silent, crisp for a silent.
Choose the Gateron Silent Red if
- you want a switch popular for quiet light linear.
- you want a lighter keystroke (45g).
Choose the Wuque Studio WS Silent Linear if
- you want a switch popular for quiet builds.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (50g).
Gateron Silent Red vs Wuque Studio WS Silent Linear, spec by spec
| Gateron Silent Red | Wuque Studio WS Silent Linear | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent linear | Silent linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 50g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | 63.5g |
| Pre-travel | n/a | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Stem | n/a | POM |
| Top housing | n/a | nylon |
| Bottom housing | n/a | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | single-stage |
| Factory lube | n/a | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.40 | n/a |
| Sound profile | silent light linear | near-silent, crisp for a silent |
| 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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; 52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Wuque Studio WS Silent Linear.
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 Wuque Studio WS Silent Linear.
48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron Silent Red.
Where to buy the Gateron Silent Red
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Where to buy the Wuque Studio WS Silent Linear
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