Keychron K Pro Brown vs Outemu Lime
The Keychron K Pro Brown and the Outemu Lime are often cross-shopped. The main differences: stock they sound different: soft tactile, muted versus budget tactile; the Keychron K Pro Brown costs less per switch ($0.14 versus $0.20).
- Cheaper per switchKeychron K Pro Brown$0.14 versus $0.20
Choose the Keychron K Pro Brown if
- you want a switch popular for all-round typing.
- you want a switch popular for beginners.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Outemu Lime if
- you want a switch popular for budget tactiles.
Keychron K Pro Brown vs Outemu Lime, spec by spec
| Keychron K Pro Brown | Outemu Lime | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 50g | 50g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM + TPE double-shot | n/a |
| Top housing | PC | n/a |
| Bottom housing | PA66 | n/a |
| Spring | steel, single-stage | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | n/a |
| Pins | 3-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.14 (stronger spec) | $0.20 |
| Sound profile | soft tactile, muted | budget tactile |
| Released | 2022 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Keychron K Pro Brown; 52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Outemu Lime.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Keychron K Pro Brown; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Outemu Lime.
2% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Keychron K Pro Brown; 5% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Outemu Lime.
Where to buy the Keychron K Pro Brown
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Where to buy the Outemu Lime
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