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Cherry MX Brown vs Outemu Brown

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Cherry MX Brown
Outemu Brown

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Cherry MX Brown Picture
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Feel
Tactile
Operating Force
55 gf
Pre-Travel Distance
2.1 mm
Feel
Tactile
Operating Force
53 gf
Pre-Travel Distance
2.0 mm

Variants

  • MX Brown (10 Pcs)
  • Brown (10 Pcs)

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Cherry MX Brown

Outemu Brown

Cherry MX Brown and Outeumu Brown are very similar switches with a small tactile bump to overcome before actuation. The Outemu switches are a bit smoother out of the box and have a clear top housing, allowing for better RGB illumination.

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Design

Compatibility 
 

9.0
9.0

Housing Picture  

Cherry MX Brown Housing Picture
Outemu Brown Housing Picture

Cherry MX PCB Pinout 
 

Yes
Yes

Pin Count 
 

3
3

Keycap Mount 
 

MX Style
MX Style

Illumination 
 

5.0
9.5

Upper Housing Color 
 

Black
Clear

Upper Housing Finish 
 

Opaque
Clear
Performance

Keystrokes 
 

Actuation Graph  

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Feel 
 

Tactile
Tactile

Operating Force 
 

55 gf
53 gf

Actuation Force 
 

44 gf
39 gf

Pre-Travel Distance 
 

2.1 mm
2.0 mm

Total Travel Distance 
 

4.0 mm
3.8 mm

Factory Smoothness 
 

6.0
7.2

Smoothness Sample  

Keystroke Data Used For Smoothness   

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Scratchy Factor 
 

22.8
18.6

Mid Actuation Peak Noise 
 

-59.6 dB
-67.8 dB

Mid Actuation Peak Frequency 
 

2,542 Hz
1,681 Hz

Latency 
 

7.2
7.7

Raw Data  

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Press Average 
 

2.1 ms
1.8 ms

Press Std Dev 
 

±0.16 ms
±0.03 ms

Release Average 
 

6.3 ms
6.8 ms

Release Std Dev 
 

±0.08 ms
±0.10 ms

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Cherry MX Brown

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