I had a chance to test 38 switches, so let’s go through each one:
Sound comparison can be seen in the video
Tierlist
🔴 - Linear
🟡 - Tactile
🔵 - Clicky
| Rank | Switches |
|---|---|
| S | 🟡 Silent Jade Yellow • 🔴 Cold Plum • 🔴 Jade Pink |
| A | 🟡 Cream Yellow • 🔴 Cream Pink • 🔴 Silent Peach V2 • 🔴 Pink Lotus • 🔴 Hanny • 🔴 Lanny |
| B | 🟡 Silent Lemon V2 • 🟡 Maple Leaf • 🔴 Milk Peach • 🔴 Bai Lan |
| C | 🟡 Red Panda • 🟡 Milk Tea • 🔴 Silent Peach V1 • 🔴 Silent White • 🔴 Silent Ocean |
| D | 🟡 Silent Lemon V1 • 🔴 Dustproof Silver • 🔴 Crystal Linear • 🟡 Outemu Silent Tom |
| F | 🔴 Silver • 🔴 Black • 🔴 Red • 🟡 Brown • 🟡 Orange • 🟡 Purple |
| F- | 🔵 Blue, Green, Gold, Ocean Clicky, Spring Breeze, Milk Blue, Jerry Clicky, Cream Blue, Jade Blue |
Description of each
[LINEARS]
- Outemu Silent White - The simplest quiet switch, a little sandy, but for the first generation it will do if you have an ultra low-budget build.
- Outemu Silver - Standard slag, fast, with short stroke.
- Outemu Black - Standard slag, weighted spring.
- Outemu Red - Standard slag, basic.
- Outemu Silent Peach V1 - It was ok, but now there is something better. Quiet, soft.
- Outemu Silent Peach V2 - Good ultra-budget quiet switch.
- Outemu Cold Plum - Winter collection. Full nylon body, short stroke, heavy spring. Thick thocky sound.
- Outemu Pink Lotus - Summer collection. Lightweight, short stroke, smooth.
- Outemu Milk Peach - Budget regular switch, nice sound, but Cream and Jade are better.
- Outemu Bai Lan - Average.
- Outemu Hanny - Long-pole stem. Loud clacky switch (lego movie sound).
- Outemu Lanny - Similar to Hanny, but a little more balanced and ordinary.
- Outemu Silent Ocean - Not a bad quiet switch.
- Outemu Crystal Linear - Completely made of polycarbonate. Dry and rattling.
- Outemu Dustproof Silver - Slightly better than regular silver, but still so-so.
- Outemu Cream Pink - Well lubricated, buttery action, deep sound (but Jade is better).
- Outemu Jade Pink - A cooler version of Cream Pink, with a faster spring.
[TACTILES]
- Outemu Brown - Absolute crap. There is no tactility, it feels like a dirty sand ruler with a ringing spring.
- Outemu Orange - A little heavier than Brown, but the same dry trash with a ringing sound.
- Outemu Purple - Old heavy tactile. The bump is sharp and unpleasant, the spring rings harshly on return.
- Outemu Red Panda - Passable clone of Holy Panda. A rounded bump at the start, but without manual lubrication it’s a so-so idea.
- Outemu Maple Leaf - Not a bad ringing tactile. The bump is clear, feels fast, and has a clacky sound.
- Outemu Milk Tea - Budget average. Due to the milky casing, the sound is a little softer, but the tactility is weak.
- Outemu Silent Jade Yellow - Top silent tactile device. A clear bump at the start, not wadded at all, lubricated normally. Close to Gazzew Boba u4, but softer.
- Outemu Cream Yellow - Tactile analogue of Cream Pink. Good lubrication, soft dull sound, pleasant running. Also close to u4.
- Outemu Silent Tom - Old silent tactile. The hillock is indistinct and blurred, no longer relevant.
- Outemu Silent Grey - Ancient cotton shit. There is almost no bump, when pressed there is a complete feeling of rubber.
- Outemu Silent Lemon V1 - Was a popular quiet switch, but is very sandy.
- Outemu Silent Lemon V2 - Work on bugs V1. It has become much smoother, normal quiet tactile.
[CLICKIES]
- Outemu Blue, Outemu Green, Outemu Gold, Outemu Ocean Clicky, Outemu Spring Breeze, Outemu Milk Blue, Outemu Jerry Clicky, Outemu Cream Blue, Outemu Jade Blue - Total shit without exception. Due to the cheap design of the Click Jacket, everything inside is loose and rattling. A nasty plastic crunch instead of a normal click.