Outemu Red vs RK Red
The Outemu Red and the RK Red are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the RK Red is lighter to actuate (40g versus 45g); stock they sound different: neutral, slightly scratchy versus quiet.
Choose the Outemu Red if
- you want a switch popular for budget prebuilts.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (45g).
Choose the RK Red if
- you want a switch popular for budget builds.
- you want a lighter keystroke (40g).
Outemu Red vs RK Red, spec by spec
| Outemu Red | RK Red | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 40g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | n/a |
| Top housing | PC | n/a |
| Bottom housing | nylon | n/a |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | none | n/a |
| Pins | 3-pin | n/a |
| Price / switch | $0.12 | n/a |
| Sound profile | neutral, slightly scratchy | quiet |
| Released | n/a | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Outemu Red; 7% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the RK Red.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Outemu Red; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the RK Red.
0% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Outemu Red.
Where to buy the Outemu Red
Where to buy the RK Red
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