Outemu Cream Yellow vs Outemu Silent Cream Yellow
The Outemu Cream Yellow and the Outemu Silent Cream Yellow are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Outemu Cream Yellow is silent tactile and the Outemu Silent Cream Yellow is silent linear; stock they sound different: muted, dampened tactile versus budget silent cream.
Choose the Outemu Cream Yellow if
- you want a switch popular for quiet builds.
- you want a switch popular for budget builds.
- you prefer a silent tactile feel.
Choose the Outemu Silent Cream Yellow if
- you want a switch popular for budget silent.
- you prefer a silent linear feel.
Outemu Cream Yellow vs Outemu Silent Cream Yellow, spec by spec
| Outemu Cream Yellow | Outemu Silent Cream Yellow | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent tactile | Silent linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | 60g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | n/a | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.3 mm | 3.3 mm |
| Stem | POM | n/a |
| Top housing | nylon | n/a |
| Bottom housing | nylon | n/a |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | n/a |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.25 | $0.25 |
| Sound profile | muted, dampened tactile | budget silent cream |
| Released | 2023 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Outemu Cream Yellow; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Outemu Silent Cream Yellow.
8% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Outemu Cream Yellow; 8% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Outemu Silent Cream Yellow.
15% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Outemu Cream Yellow; 15% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Outemu Silent Cream Yellow.
Where to buy the Outemu Cream Yellow
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Where to buy the Outemu Silent Cream Yellow
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