Both keyboards used in the video are E-Element Z88. Check out my review here: ua-cam.com/video/1hO_1RM4I-8/v-deo.html *EDIT: At 0:28, I meant to say they are clicky tactile switches. Tactile =/= clicky (Tactile means there is a bump you can feel when pressing down) If you want a keyboard with tactile switches but without the loud click, MX/Gateron browns are a good switch to start off with.
Clicky switches are inherently tactile, so there's no real need to emphasize that they are tactile. LMAO I would like to see a clicky linear switch EDIT: The ping that you pointed out with the Outemu Dust-proof Reds, while they may be due to lower quality control, could also be a result of the keyboard that the switches are mounted in. Typically, case ping has to do with hollow area inside of the case of the keyboard itself, and can be mitigated by attaching and installing foam into the case.
i just bought outemu keyboard, do they fit with cherry based keycaps? i see the difference in shape of cherry + and outemu [+]. and most keycaps i found on the market is cherry shaped
@@bradleywaddle6374 yes, i tried cherry's on my cousins keyboard which i used for 3-4 days and didn't really notice a difference other than the fact that the outemu sounded slightly louder
@@sewlfn Oh alright, I just thought you was somebody that said Outemu's are better when you haven't even tried them but now you said you tried them your comment makes sense.
@@petru_idk6245 depends how far away you are and how well your dad sleeps If you are in a diffrent room with a closed door you are most likely safe If you are in the same room you probably can wake him up
I'm very unbiased, so I'll say that I love how both switches sound. But I'm going to make it easier for anyone else. 1:42 Outemu Blues, if you like Satisfying Clicks, or Typewriters, as I call it. 2:30 Outemu Reds, if you don't want to be annoyed, or annoy anyone, but like a rich, responsive sound and feel. I personally lean more towards the Reds, but I don't dislike Blues.
The blue switch is kinda mediocre as a clicky switch. They use a click jacket to create a click which makes way for lots of rattle. If you want clicky, consider something like box whites, or for something more tactile, box pinks, or even more tactile, box Jades/Navies. These use the Clickbar approach and the sound is really sharp and crisp.
Fr bruh, how you tired from pressing 5 extra grams. Like please do forearm exercise to increase your grip strength then play guitar to increase your finger/hand endurance.
@@WinterFlare yes you can get tired by pressing switches with extra grams. Key switches are really important for rhythm game gamers. A slight change on the actuation force can ruin a players accuracy and drain stamina.
After listening to the Outemu red switches, I have to say they sound really nice & remind me of keyboards from like the 80s or something, as they sounded quite close to what those switches sound like
The Outemu Switches were clearly created to allow the mechanical keyboard market to expand its range of customer, and I hope this keeps up, this type of keyboards deserve to be accessible by most. While yes the Cherry MX Switches are nice, that's for sure, but they are premium switches that cost quite a lot which just... bloats the cost of mechanical keyboards like crazy, almost never allowing them to be available under a 100$ price range, which is quite expansive for the average consumer for only a keyboard. Overall, I'm happy these exists
@@huunhanle3809 Yeah I heard these two were an in-between as well and frankly, the more switches that can cover more price ranges and fill the gaps, the better. In the end, the consumer wins no matter what so... yeah, keep em' coming haha.
Y'all want a lil keyboard trick for typing/gaming? Flip the spacebar so that it's angled towards you and your thumb won't be hitting the edge of it like before.
I bought 10 red switches to test out on my keyboard which already was an outemu blue keyboard. So far, i'm loving the red switches more than the blue switches.
this is a great comparison! i’m about to get the tecware phantom 87 key with outemu reds. i have used cherry mx red switches before and to hear that outemu red switches are about the exact same is great!
i have outemu blues in my keyboard and they are actually insanely loud. they're so loud my parents can hear me typing at 12am even if they're two rooms away from my room and i have my door closed
This is why I love pc sure some people dont like how in depth you can go with everthing but that's what I love about it you can really make your setup feel just right for you theres no one for all solution everyone has their own thing and its amazing
Exactly it’s so amazing tbh. Some people don’t like it because it’s too complex for them (as you said) but I love hoe customizable it is, so I can make it *MY* setup, and really personalize it :)
@@junyanlim4718 i bought the red switch, red is more quieter than blue and there is no clicky feeling while there is in blue but mostly are explained already in this video so it is really the same as he explained
Since im still new when comes to mechanical keybaord so i dont know much on the difference between the brands and model but imo tecware phantom rgb is good for starters like me and i dont regret it since i dont gave much money to buy a really expwnsive ones >.
I went for the brown for gaming and typing. Don’t like it and I enjoy more tactility and click so I sold it and going for blue soon when it’s in sale again
i was expecting outemu blue with my k552 but i got the red version that i didnt even know exsisted and all i can say is "a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one"
I was worried about a nice Redragon keyboard that's on offer in my country having the red switches, given i have no prior experience with them, since my brother got his first mechanical keyboard with the blue switches in his. Tried it out, i did enjoy although since i consider streaming as a thing, i knew they weren't gonna be nice to hear. Well, until i found your in-depth so-to-say, sound test. Also the heavier actuation won't be an issue, given all those past years in factory jobs and usual hard labor, a heavier hand is just fitting to have them. Thanks and cheers!!
I'm actually watching this video because I'm looking at the Redragon K582 Outemu Red switch keyboard! Thanks for your comment, it really helps put me at ease over my potential purchase!
As a person who owns the otemeu red switches in my keyboard they feel nice and if u come from a membrane keyboard to the keyboard im using the rii rk66 it actually fells lighter and easier to press the keys. (highly recommend the rii rk66 if u want a full size mechanical keyboard that has red back light and its built like a tank for under 25$ i got mine for 22) the keys does fell weird at first expected tho because im going from membrane to mechanical but when u get used to its the keys feel really nice and i can even type faster because unlike membrane i don't have to press they keys all the way down
Romsicle - Sadly I cannot buy it from your link, they removed the product from amazon and I was planning on getting the white keyboard with red switches
I replied to Berkel about my thought about the clicking switch. Blue switch is like when we keep pressing down and clicking our pens and use Fidgets because they have that satisfying addicted clicking some of us get addicted to.
I can agree too. Though do you have any problems with they keys themselves not registering and/or sometimes a key presses more than once? (besides that i have a cheap keyboard) it happens on a few keys...
I have no problems with my outemu blues except they are loud af, even with headphones after halfyear i'm tired of them, going to get Motospeed CK104 on red outemu
@@NoscoperSans Hi, I have the AmazonBasics mechanical keyboard wirh outemu's blue switches. It works great, it sounds great and it feels great but I fear I could want to change the switches in the future, is it possible on this keyboard? Since it's mechanical, I guess I can, right? Without buying a whole new keyboard.
@@nicosoftnt Yea, you can, but you need some skills, and special instruments( i don't know how to write it on english, just check youtube tutorials, but not ones which say "hotswap", you don't have it on your keyboard, this is not for your case)
all outemu keybaords have the exact same font lol. I have a redragon kumara and it is almost the same, even the layout of the media keys, the windows key and the spacebar light
Finally understood the differences. Thanks! I have rakk ilis outemu blue, but i don't have the intellectual capacity whether i can switch it with the outemu red.
Outemu red switch is probably a good start for gamers trying a cheap mechanical keyboard. At first everyone like how blue sounds but after a period of time it is just kinda loud and you would prefer the red switch. For anyone want to buy a new keyboard just go for red switches.
I can't get past that high pitched tinny echo sound of the blue, it's like someone is turning on a lighter or gas stove! My favourite is the red for sure and even better with a dampener!
I have a Redragon with outemu blues, and can attest that they feel very good to type on. However they are extremely loud, I'm thinking about getting the one with outemu reds as my girlfriend keeps complaining I wake her up when I'm gaming with the blues. Are the reds really that much quieter to the point that it won't disturb her sleep?
It's definitely much quieter. Just by the sound test alone you can hear how less obnoxious the linear switches are compared to tactile. With the reds you defs wont disturb her unless you're mashing them super hard.
I can second this... I have the Redragon blue switches... bought by mistake! They are very loud and my gf is making me snap my fingers to remove them from existence.
outemu are a great alternative cuz in many countries cherry mx or the well known brands are quite expensive, as for eg. the reddragon 60% keyboard is like 15k , so if anyone wants a beginner mechanical switches outemu are the only option they have
i have outemou blues, and theyre so annoying. i can hear my outemou blues all over the house lmao. im thinking of switching to outemou reds, but im scared that theyll be as loud as the blues. are they loud? i play a lot of osu so i dont wanna annoy everyone when im playing
The sound is definitely not as loud. That's what you get when you switch over to a linear switch. If you have the chance to try out an MX red keyboard in the store or something, it's the exact sound volume. Not loud but not that silent
kohi. OSU! Player use red or brown switch and I use booth switch. outemu red is good but you need to lube it :) You will feel the difference when playing some STREAM, and JACKS map. :)
I got blue switches and I love the sound they produce, it's so satisfying and It made me type way faster than before (coming from membrane to mechanical now) unfortunately, when I play osu! my family gets pretty pissed off lol...
For me, outemu red is the way to go. I've found a keyboard that costs about 40$, new, aluminium, with numeric part, wide space (short left shift, though), 50 milion clicks durability, full RGB backlight and Nkey rollover. Great deal.
I've rocked the blues for about two years now. Overall, they have lasted thru heavy use with no dead or dying switches, that much is nice. However, they have some serious stem wobble that can make typing annoying on taller keycap profiles. I really liked the harder click at first, and then it wore off about a week in when the "Dude turn the volume knob of your keyboard down" comments kept piling up. These are LOUD switches, like comically loud switches. When people say "only use these if you live alone" they mean it. This switch is for the single player gamer who lives alone lol. If these are the only option for a blue switch... I'd still probably pick a shitty tactile switch over these. They're loud, they wobble quite a bit, and they emphasize any case noise you have, so if you have a hollower case (like my aluminum ONN keyboard), it starts to go into machine gun typewriter status with a loud reverberation after. I went from "haha neat clicky click!" to "please no more comments about my keyboard in the chat" very quickly. Needless to say, these blue switches made me realize that blue switches do not work in my application.
i kindof regretted buying redragon keyboard with otemu blue becuase the click is so loud that it wakes up my parents in the next room, while i did get used to it, it can be quite distracting sometimes
@@benmitchell8998 o-rings are just there to prevent the keycaps from bottoming out. They do nothing when Outemu blues are twice as loud as the Cherry equivalent.
just bought an rk61 with outemu reds. they sound better than whatever that keyboard is and i have no complaints about them. compared with my dads cherry red keeb the only difference is the outemus are a little louder. but not my much.
I kinda refer to clicky/tactile in a confusing manner. All clicky switches are tactile. But not all tactile switches are clicky (aka browns). Tactile means there's a bump in the switch.
People hate on the Otemu Blue, but as budget switches go, I think they’re great, provided you like absurdly loud clicky switches (which I do). Luckily, my home office is in the finished basement of our house, so I can pursue my clicky-clacky keyboard obsession without disturbing the rest of my household. However, if you are in close quarters, and using a keyboard featuring these switches, you’re probably putting yourself in mortal danger, as they’ll likely drive everyone around you insane.
Outemu is just made differently than cherry, but they are good. They are somewhat different and also outemu blues are much more tactile and louder than mx blues. Probably the jacket is bigger, which produces both loud noise and tactility
Great review! Can you replace the outemu switches with the cherry switches on the e-element keyboard iam thinking about to buy extra cherry mx red switches to replace the wasd keys cuz they are faster and make alot quiter sound ;D Would like to get a answer :)
I'm pretty sure you can replace them like that. You might want to buy one switch to experiment if it fits. (Don't want you to waste money if it doesn't work)
Blue switcher are known to be quite noisy which could cause a disturbance in the library. I would recommend something with less noise like a typewriter or a jet engine
I just ordered a combo pack of outemu reds, browns and blacks with ten of each switches, I hope they outperform my cherry reds and cherry browns from my other keyboards!
The main problem of outemu's may be long-term reliability. Had a keyboard that started missing strokes and double-clicking after a year or so. But kinda considering trying out an inexpensive outemu red keyboard due to one appearing with a really interesting layout (tenkeyless, but with numpad instead of the standard ins/del/home/end/pgup/pgdn block).
In all fairness. You can open up any switch and use krytox 105 on the coil springs to eliminate spring ping and then just lube the housing with krytox 205g0. You can make shitty switches turn into switches that instantly sound and peform 3x their cost. Not everyone is comfortable tho with pcb boards and soldering if they aren't hot swap switches but you can literally make any switch high quality.
I've used Outemu Blue for some time and it is just OK. Keys don't go back to top as fast as you expect and annoying spring sound burdens you after some time. Quite enough for gaming but not for typing to be honest. I switched to Cherry MX and the difference is bigger than you'd might think.
me too, after 3 years i decided to get hyperX alloy fps pro with cherry mx red for gaming purposes. Im gonna still keep this otemu blue keyboard for office/ work purposes. Its just too loud for streaming/ discord talks.
My Otemu Blues are loud yes, but without any rattle they sound fairly decent. Still wanna go for outemu reds or cherry mx reds or gateron yellows tho, just dont have the money yet/cant find any stores that sell them (man too many clicky boys) Edit:Found them
3 years too late to comment. I have outemu blue, brown and red. Blue-noisy, good for gaming (if you wanna press harder to make your character run faster), productivity wise all good if you are alone. Brown- tactile, middle ground for both gaming and productivity. Less noise, a bit key pressure. Red- if you are light-handed, then this one’s for you. Used it for both gaming and productivity, faster key recognition when gaming. If you type a lot like I do, you might want to give it a 2nd look to check the words. Overall there are a lot better options (akko and gaterons), but not too bad if on a budget either.
Both keyboards used in the video are E-Element Z88. Check out my review here: ua-cam.com/video/1hO_1RM4I-8/v-deo.html
*EDIT: At 0:28, I meant to say they are clicky tactile switches. Tactile =/= clicky (Tactile means there is a bump you can feel when pressing down)
If you want a keyboard with tactile switches but without the loud click, MX/Gateron browns are a good switch to start off with.
@@ddawg266 they have to be 2 pin soo your probably gonna want to get either outemu or mx switches with 2 pins
@@hybrid532 Outemu hotswap boards are not compatible with normal keyswitches unless you do some shady ghetto modding on them.
Clicky switches are inherently tactile, so there's no real need to emphasize that they are tactile. LMAO I would like to see a clicky linear switch
EDIT: The ping that you pointed out with the Outemu Dust-proof Reds, while they may be due to lower quality control, could also be a result of the keyboard that the switches are mounted in. Typically, case ping has to do with hollow area inside of the case of the keyboard itself, and can be mitigated by attaching and installing foam into the case.
i just bought outemu keyboard, do they fit with cherry based keycaps? i see the difference in shape of cherry + and outemu [+]. and most keycaps i found on the market is cherry shaped
outemu is way better than mx switches
An easy way to describe the sound is: blue switches go “click” and red switches go “clock”
I’d say more of a clack, if you bottom out that is.
It’s click and CLØNK but I think linear switches feel weird
I prefer CLOCK!
Nuke Switch Booooooommmmm
The click goes skrrra
Otemus are good. Don't be a brand slave.
Ikr
outemus are better than cherrys lol
@@sewlfn Have you even tried cherry's?
@@bradleywaddle6374 yes, i tried cherry's on my cousins keyboard which i used for 3-4 days and didn't really notice a difference other than the fact that the outemu sounded slightly louder
@@sewlfn Oh alright, I just thought you was somebody that said Outemu's are better when you haven't even tried them but now you said you tried them your comment makes sense.
As a outemu blue user
I can confirm they are VERY loud
Probably not good for my studying then because my parents are in the room right next to me lol
If i am playing and my dad is sleeping...Will he wake up with those switches
@@petru_idk6245 depends how far away you are and how well your dad sleeps
If you are in a diffrent room with a closed door you are most likely safe
If you are in the same room you probably can wake him up
@@unusedalt221 i am in my room with the door opened and he is most likely 12 meters away from me
@@petru_idk6245 i would say you wont wake him up
I'm very unbiased, so I'll say that I love how both switches sound. But I'm going to make it easier for anyone else.
1:42 Outemu Blues, if you like Satisfying Clicks, or Typewriters, as I call it.
2:30 Outemu Reds, if you don't want to be annoyed, or annoy anyone, but like a rich, responsive sound and feel.
I personally lean more towards the Reds, but I don't dislike Blues.
The blue switch is kinda mediocre as a clicky switch. They use a click jacket to create a click which makes way for lots of rattle. If you want clicky, consider something like box whites, or for something more tactile, box pinks, or even more tactile, box Jades/Navies. These use the Clickbar approach and the sound is really sharp and crisp.
Reds don’t give any feedback though.
@@WinterFlare then Browns it is
Okay, red it is... thank you!
Which Outemo ( not cherry ) switch can I use for gaming ? , Red or blue Outemo???
Imma get the blue to wake the neighbours.
me too, to wake people up here at home. I'm going to the person's bedroom door, take the keyboard along, and ...
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Actually if you want to wake someone up get Box Jades or Beaming with solenoid
I have em. They’re great for my ASMR but I can’t even game at night without my parents hearing my constant clicking.
@@Franz_cpp lmao thats what im thinking when i was gonna buy a blue
Invest in a gun
Outemu red users: blues are really loud and red is a higher quality switch anyways. Red always wins.
Outemu blue users: *CLICKEY*
we love that sound haha
I love the sound so much
I NEED CLICK CLICK
I was buying my first mechanical keyboard and I didnt realize I got red switches instead of blue now I have no click and I'm sad:(
@@duckymoshy7068 at first blue sounded bit loud but now i got used to it and it's completely normal, i love them!
Blue switches and Red switches like Intel and AMD
AMD usually being red and Intel mostly being blue. So, You're about right my man.
Also like Matrix, the blue pill and the red pill!
Or Audi and BMW but i prefer Audi
Intel make a anoying controves amd make silend controvers
Ans here s the comment that ll start a fucking war
The Otemu red, 50g, got you tired because you're used to cherry MX red, 45g.
Please start exercising immediately.
I used Razer Greens to workout my fingers. MX Reds to chill.
Fr bruh, how you tired from pressing 5 extra grams. Like please do forearm exercise to increase your grip strength then play guitar to increase your finger/hand endurance.
i play piano
Outemu ice dark purple user dabbing on all the 45g actuation plebians
@@WinterFlare yes you can get tired by pressing switches with extra grams. Key switches are really important for rhythm game gamers. A slight change on the actuation force can ruin a players accuracy and drain stamina.
Outemu blue switch calms me and so relaxing to type on. Made me more productive to do typing and just pressing random keys lol
ADHD is a bitch lol~
more productive in pressing random keys
@@xzZZZ799 hahahahahaha
xzemiyl haha so true I have the blues and I literally just do type testing while studying
@@Krystalmyth true.
I had outemu blues, I really loved them, but I had to switch to outu red, because I was annoying everyone in the house :D
Me too
Which is better for typing?
@@wasimraazakram3293 For typing I would say the blue switches
@@schmidt_sadi Thankyou 🥺❤️
Is the red more prone to accidental typing error?
@@wasimraazakram3293 Yes, at least it was harder for me
After listening to the Outemu red switches, I have to say they sound really nice & remind me of keyboards from like the 80s or something, as they sounded quite close to what those switches sound like
Weren’t those old school style mechanical keyboards membrane?
@@impxrial8224 membranes where first introduced early 90's i think, before that they where all mechanical, with hundreds of different keys and brands
@@impxrial8224 Look up IBM Model M keyboard, the most iconic old school mechanical keyboard. There is no membrane there! pure mechanical clickyness!
@@silvanigra the ibm model m is literally membrane with mechanical switches on top of it
@@parry3439 I have 3 of those Model M keyboards, I opened them for cleaning several times, there is no membrane there.
The Outemu Switches were clearly created to allow the mechanical keyboard market to expand its range of customer, and I hope this keeps up, this type of keyboards deserve to be accessible by most.
While yes the Cherry MX Switches are nice, that's for sure, but they are premium switches that cost quite a lot which just... bloats the cost of mechanical keyboards like crazy, almost never allowing them to be available under a 100$ price range, which is quite expansive for the average consumer for only a keyboard.
Overall, I'm happy these exists
Alternative option for budget friendly than Cherry MX but also smoother and better than Outemu: Gateron and Kailh as always.
@@huunhanle3809 Yeah I heard these two were an in-between as well and frankly, the more switches that can cover more price ranges and fill the gaps, the better.
In the end, the consumer wins no matter what so... yeah, keep em' coming haha.
Everyone: talking about their outemu blues
Me with my rubber dome switches as I did no research and got a Corsair k55 that is full size:
impulsive buyer gang eyyyy
Same
Edit: now I have a good keyboard with outemu browns so pretty nice.
@DEEJMASTER 333 stop unnecessarily judging people, no one asked for your negativity.
Should've watched this 1st before i bought my keyboard with blue switch 😑
Why, are they too loud?
its okay blues are not that bad :D
Just lub you blues,mine sounds like browns now yet still has the feeling of blue
Blue is for typing red is for gaming brown is for both
Y'all want a lil keyboard trick for typing/gaming? Flip the spacebar so that it's angled towards you and your thumb won't be hitting the edge of it like before.
that's how you throw a switch off-balance and make it last less clicks
@@Pravus198 *science*
@@Pravus198 shut up fortnite
Glow shut up super saiyan 4, super saiyan 3 is far superior
Although the fortnite person should shut up
1:43 blue 2:38 red
blue sounds better
Trust me, red switches are nicer for gaming.
Ty dude
@@parshpat are red swiches clicky enough
THANKS
I bought 10 red switches to test out on my keyboard which already was an outemu blue keyboard. So far, i'm loving the red switches more than the blue switches.
U can buy more and get a custom mechanical keyboard!!!!
this is a great comparison! i’m about to get the tecware phantom 87 key with outemu reds. i have used cherry mx red switches before and to hear that outemu red switches are about the exact same is great!
how was the change?,r u happy with the otemu red or do u prefer the cherry red? I am having a hard time deciding haha
i have outemu blues in my keyboard and they are actually insanely loud. they're so loud my parents can hear me typing at 12am even if they're two rooms away from my room and i have my door closed
How thin are your wall bruh
I like outemu blues they are clicky and the reds are clacky also cherry mx is basically just quieter but it has quicker activation time
you can hear the scratchiness on the red cherry's. I Prefer stiffer springs since I do have a pretty heavy hand.
You could try to lube the switches and I’m not good at keyboards but it should sound nicer.
3:45 I think that might be plate ping and not spring ping.
Outemu blue all day. Such a satisfying pop and bounce back every compared to mushy Cherry MX gristly pop and anemic return.
outemu blues are so loud
This is why I love pc sure some people dont like how in depth you can go with everthing but that's what I love about it you can really make your setup feel just right for you theres no one for all solution everyone has their own thing and its amazing
Exactly it’s so amazing tbh. Some people don’t like it because it’s too complex for them (as you said) but I love hoe customizable it is, so I can make it *MY* setup, and really personalize it :)
Ima get the blues instead of having coffee to wake me up in the morning I will just type and boom
Best switch test I have ever seen this guy knows what he is doing!
now finally understand whats the difference of switches this my first time buying a mechanical keyboard which is Tecware Phantom RGB
What kind of switch did you get and how did it feel?
@@junyanlim4718 i bought the red switch, red is more quieter than blue and there is no clicky feeling while there is in blue but mostly are explained already in this video so it is really the same as he explained
@nonbeliever101 siege tecware phantom is really nice for budget mechanical keyboard
Since im still new when comes to mechanical keybaord so i dont know much on the difference between the brands and model but imo tecware phantom rgb is good for starters like me and i dont regret it since i dont gave much money to buy a really expwnsive ones >.
I went for the brown for gaming and typing. Don’t like it and I enjoy more tactility and click so I sold it and going for blue soon when it’s in sale again
The stabilizers on this keyboard is actually surprisingly good.
But why Blue is easier to press than Red?
i was expecting outemu blue with my k552 but i got the red version that i didnt even know exsisted and all i can say is "a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one"
I was worried about a nice Redragon keyboard that's on offer in my country having the red switches, given i have no prior experience with them, since my brother got his first mechanical keyboard with the blue switches in his. Tried it out, i did enjoy although since i consider streaming as a thing, i knew they weren't gonna be nice to hear. Well, until i found your in-depth so-to-say, sound test. Also the heavier actuation won't be an issue, given all those past years in factory jobs and usual hard labor, a heavier hand is just fitting to have them. Thanks and cheers!!
I'm actually watching this video because I'm looking at the Redragon K582 Outemu Red switch keyboard! Thanks for your comment, it really helps put me at ease over my potential purchase!
Axel Xirics in comparison to the tecware phantom the redragon is Crap.
@@SirPatrickStar302 That's cool bro
Also, keep in mind the cherry reds are on a different board than the outemu reds board.
I have blues. Very loud, I’m gonna get reds soon
After 2 yrs, is there a big difference between blue and red?
I already knew I was not gonna get blues lol
I like the more lower pitched switches and quieter ones
Almost fell asleep, thanks for giving me a bit of rest!
Sleep content is best content amirite 😂
As a person who owns the otemeu red switches in my keyboard they feel nice and if u come from a membrane keyboard to the keyboard im using the rii rk66 it actually fells lighter and easier to press the keys. (highly recommend the rii rk66 if u want a full size mechanical keyboard that has red back light and its built like a tank for under 25$ i got mine for 22) the keys does fell weird at first expected tho because im going from membrane to mechanical but when u get used to its the keys feel really nice and i can even type faster because unlike membrane i don't have to press they keys all the way down
Considering mx browns as tactile is an overstatement
Also I am happy you posted this because, I was having trouble finding a good sound test for the Outemu Optical Blues!! Thanks!!
Exactly what I was looking for, trying to get a cheap mech lol. Thanks for the vid
if you're getting blue switches get outemu, if you're getting red get mx.
SkullyTheCreator if you are willing to pay $30 more for a slightly better variation of a switch, then go for it
@SkullyTheCreator Try KM360. It's only 50$, similar to Outemu priced keebs, and has cherry mx reds.
@@labotimy Would you get the KM360 or Phantom 87 RGB ? I'm between both of those options
Nicolás Azzolini phantom definetly
@@SirPatrickStar302 kinda want to get gat yellows or some other swotch from that version once it is available
This is literally the video I was looking for including the exact keyboard I am planning on getting, this day is going nicely!
That's awesome to hear! Check the links in my description to buy em! Helps the channel!
Romsicle - Sadly I cannot buy it from your link, they removed the product from amazon and I was planning on getting the white keyboard with red switches
@@PUGG5Y1 Dang that's too bad - I dont make money off aliexpress, but you can buy it here! goo.gl/1mq4aT
Those are some delicate hands
I replied to Berkel about my thought about the clicking switch.
Blue switch is like when we keep pressing down and clicking our pens and use Fidgets because they have that satisfying addicted clicking some of us get addicted to.
Wtf, I have like 9 months using an outemu blue switches keyboard, but now they sound as red switches lmao
the bump wears out as you use the switches, it 's the same case for me as i used the same keyboard for over 3 years.
sounds decent if you get all keys worn out evenly
I personally recommend the blue switches if you often find yourself in a library.
Oh hey Satan.
"Loudest switch" try any Green swtich and come back to tell me how typewriter-ish it is
"any Green switch", uhuh. Try Kailh Box Navies instead.
huh uh. beamspring
As a owner of outemu blues I can confirm that these are really loud.
I can agree too. Though do you have any problems with they keys themselves not registering and/or sometimes a key presses more than once? (besides that i have a cheap keyboard) it happens on a few keys...
@@necrobynerton7384 Not really
I have no problems with my outemu blues except they are loud af, even with headphones after halfyear i'm tired of them, going to get Motospeed CK104 on red outemu
@@NoscoperSans Hi, I have the AmazonBasics mechanical keyboard wirh outemu's blue switches. It works great, it sounds great and it feels great but I fear I could want to change the switches in the future, is it possible on this keyboard? Since it's mechanical, I guess I can, right? Without buying a whole new keyboard.
@@nicosoftnt Yea, you can, but you need some skills, and special instruments( i don't know how to write it on english, just check youtube tutorials, but not ones which say "hotswap", you don't have it on your keyboard, this is not for your case)
all outemu keybaords have the exact same font lol. I have a redragon kumara and it is almost the same, even the layout of the media keys, the windows key and the spacebar light
Literally almost all budget mech keyboards have the same font
Modecom Volcano Lanparty?
2:30 are we not going to talk about the fact that he magically changed the switches in a single second
Thunder it’s called editing and if that was a joke..... that was not a good one.
There's actually a button to switch from red to blue switches real quick :DDD
@@sol9rs don't worry, nobody will be mad at you because you play minecraft.
Stop, I'm not a weeb the fuck up your e girl
Outemu's a metalic sound at the end. And thats me having both swicthes, still prefering cherry
Finally understood the differences. Thanks!
I have rakk ilis outemu blue, but i don't have the intellectual capacity whether i can switch it with the outemu red.
what do you think is the best to buy cuase im planning to buy some ilis too im deciding between the red and gatreon yellow
@@tranxvillanueva1092 definitely yellow
literally almost fell asleep listening to the outemu blue switches.
Outemu red switch is probably a good start for gamers trying a cheap mechanical keyboard. At first everyone like how blue sounds but after a period of time it is just kinda loud and you would prefer the red switch. For anyone want to buy a new keyboard just go for red switches.
Best comment.
I want to buy a keyboard, and the difference between the these blue and red switches is from 2€ (approximately 2$). Must I buy the blue switches?
Arnau ಠ_ಠ I recommend blue or brown switches
Get red
Get red because you wont even here blue anyways if you have headphones and the red feels better so yh my opinion
I can't get past that high pitched tinny echo sound of the blue, it's like someone is turning on a lighter or gas stove! My favourite is the red for sure and even better with a dampener!
I have a Redragon with outemu blues, and can attest that they feel very good to type on. However they are extremely loud, I'm thinking about getting the one with outemu reds as my girlfriend keeps complaining I wake her up when I'm gaming with the blues. Are the reds really that much quieter to the point that it won't disturb her sleep?
It's definitely much quieter. Just by the sound test alone you can hear how less obnoxious the linear switches are compared to tactile. With the reds you defs wont disturb her unless you're mashing them super hard.
Try rubber O-rings first. Haven't tried so idk but 1-2 per switch makes it rather quiet
@@LowlifeMnich I want to buy it is it good?
I can second this... I have the Redragon blue switches... bought by mistake! They are very loud and my gf is making me snap my fingers to remove them from existence.
GET OUTEMU BROWNS THEY FEEL JUST LIKE THE BLUES BUT JUST SUPER SUPER QUIET
outemu are a great alternative cuz in many countries cherry mx or the well known brands are quite expensive, as for eg. the reddragon 60% keyboard is like 15k , so if anyone wants a beginner mechanical switches outemu are the only option they have
i have outemou blues, and theyre so annoying. i can hear my outemou blues all over the house lmao. im thinking of switching to outemou reds, but im scared that theyll be as loud as the blues. are they loud? i play a lot of osu so i dont wanna annoy everyone when im playing
The sound is definitely not as loud. That's what you get when you switch over to a linear switch. If you have the chance to try out an MX red keyboard in the store or something, it's the exact sound volume. Not loud but not that silent
kohi. OSU! Player use red or brown switch and I use booth switch. outemu red is good but you need to lube it :)
You will feel the difference when playing some STREAM, and JACKS map. :)
I got blue switches and I love the sound they produce, it's so satisfying and It made me type way faster than before (coming from membrane to mechanical now) unfortunately, when I play osu! my family gets pretty pissed off lol...
Reds don't produce a click, the sound comes from the shaft hitting the end.
i play osu as well
the blue one keeps me awake from falling asleep when using my desktop at night.
i feel my left hand falling off
For me, outemu red is the way to go. I've found a keyboard that costs about 40$, new, aluminium, with numeric part, wide space (short left shift, though), 50 milion clicks durability, full RGB backlight and Nkey rollover. Great deal.
Name of keyboard?
@@aimiliosmilidakis9388 rt
what keyboard?
2:30 my ears in the paradise
I've rocked the blues for about two years now.
Overall, they have lasted thru heavy use with no dead or dying switches, that much is nice. However, they have some serious stem wobble that can make typing annoying on taller keycap profiles. I really liked the harder click at first, and then it wore off about a week in when the "Dude turn the volume knob of your keyboard down" comments kept piling up. These are LOUD switches, like comically loud switches. When people say "only use these if you live alone" they mean it. This switch is for the single player gamer who lives alone lol.
If these are the only option for a blue switch... I'd still probably pick a shitty tactile switch over these. They're loud, they wobble quite a bit, and they emphasize any case noise you have, so if you have a hollower case (like my aluminum ONN keyboard), it starts to go into machine gun typewriter status with a loud reverberation after. I went from "haha neat clicky click!" to "please no more comments about my keyboard in the chat" very quickly. Needless to say, these blue switches made me realize that blue switches do not work in my application.
i kindof regretted buying redragon keyboard with otemu blue becuase the click is so loud that it wakes up my parents in the next room, while i did get used to it, it can be quite distracting sometimes
Alex Stone buy o rings
@@benmitchell8998 thanks ill see if i can get some really cheap ones on ebay
@@benmitchell8998 o-rings are just there to prevent the keycaps from bottoming out. They do nothing when Outemu blues are twice as loud as the Cherry equivalent.
desolder the switches
just bought an rk61 with outemu reds. they sound better than whatever that keyboard is and i have no complaints about them. compared with my dads cherry red keeb the only difference is the outemus are a little louder. but not my much.
"It's best to consider mx brown switches which are tactile" wait a minute when were mx browns tactile
I kinda refer to clicky/tactile in a confusing manner. All clicky switches are tactile. But not all tactile switches are clicky (aka browns). Tactile means there's a bump in the switch.
I have both outemu blues and cherry mx blues and honestly I can’t tell a difference if anything I like the outemu more
The blue switches make me want to jump off a bridge I stg I’m buying a new keyboard rn with red switches
People hate on the Otemu Blue, but as budget switches go, I think they’re great, provided you like absurdly loud clicky switches (which I do). Luckily, my home office is in the finished basement of our house, so I can pursue my clicky-clacky keyboard obsession without disturbing the rest of my household. However, if you are in close quarters, and using a keyboard featuring these switches, you’re probably putting yourself in mortal danger, as they’ll likely drive everyone around you insane.
Can confirm, everyone I game with on discord rags on me for the loudest keyboard in existence lol.
OUTEMU RED
OUTEMU RED
OUTEMU RED
OUTEMU RED IS HELLA ROUGH
OUTEMU RED IS HELLA ROUGH
OUTEMU RED IS HELLA ROUGH
USER ABOVE ME HAS STAGE 5 AUTISM
USER ABOVE ME HAS STAGE 5 AUTISM
USER ABOVE ME HAS STAGE 5 AUTISM
OUTEMU BLUE SWITCHES
OUTEMU BLUE SWITCHES
OUTEMU BLUE SWITCHES
Outemu is just made differently than cherry, but they are good. They are somewhat different and also outemu blues are much more tactile and louder than mx blues. Probably the jacket is bigger, which produces both loud noise and tactility
Great review!
Can you replace the outemu switches with the cherry switches on the e-element keyboard iam thinking about to buy extra cherry mx red switches to replace the wasd keys cuz they are faster and make alot quiter sound ;D
Would like to get a answer :)
I'm pretty sure you can replace them like that. You might want to buy one switch to experiment if it fits. (Don't want you to waste money if it doesn't work)
Blue switcher are known to be quite noisy which could cause a disturbance in the library. I would recommend something with less noise like a typewriter or a jet engine
1:43 kept my on on “V” the whole time 😢
Poor v never getting pressed
Thank you so much could not find any info on the otumes red switches and now i know that they are great switches
Lmao my middle school used that same eagle for there logo
The NPET Logo?
The E-Element Logo?
I just ordered a combo pack of outemu reds, browns and blacks with ten of each switches, I hope they outperform my cherry reds and cherry browns from my other keyboards!
i would go for Outemu Red switches , because i don't have pepe hands
I have cherry Mx brown switches and I’m getting these XD
I love red switch
These definitely aren't the loudest switch in the market! The Kaihl Box switches are HEAPS louder! Good comparison though, appreciate it mate
Outemu blues sound like my mouse🤣
Tbh, i have a keyboard with outemu blue, and it ain't loud as u think it might be. And i really enjoy the sound of the blue switches.
2:20 ASMR 😆
So the blue switches are right for you.
When you calm down while writing... ^^
no, the red switches is ASMR.
I just got my first mechanical keyboard with outemu red switches.
do u like it ? i own a ck95 but i cant describe the difference between reds and membrane there is difference that i can say
"red switches are a bit heavy"
me using a membrane keyboard: *noted*
The main problem of outemu's may be long-term reliability. Had a keyboard that started missing strokes and double-clicking after a year or so. But kinda considering trying out an inexpensive outemu red keyboard due to one appearing with a really interesting layout (tenkeyless, but with numpad instead of the standard ins/del/home/end/pgup/pgdn block).
I actually have a keyboard with that layout ready for a review in the coming week!
I prefer the feel and sound of blue personally
1:42 when you find those jumping lego pices
In all fairness. You can open up any switch and use krytox 105 on the coil springs to eliminate spring ping and then just lube the housing with krytox 205g0. You can make shitty switches turn into switches that instantly sound and peform 3x their cost. Not everyone is comfortable tho with pcb boards and soldering if they aren't hot swap switches but you can literally make any switch high quality.
As an Outemu blue user, I can confirm, you WILL wake up your neighbors with these and they ARE the loudest switches.
nice...thats what i want
I've used Outemu Blue for some time and it is just OK. Keys don't go back to top as fast as you expect and annoying spring sound burdens you after some time. Quite enough for gaming but not for typing to be honest. I switched to Cherry MX and the difference is bigger than you'd might think.
the price difference is bigger too🥲
i have an otemu blue keyboard. some times i just beat on the keys to hear them andd make my parents mad : )
me too, after 3 years i decided to get hyperX alloy fps pro with cherry mx red for gaming purposes. Im gonna still keep this otemu blue keyboard for office/ work purposes. Its just too loud for streaming/ discord talks.
Blue switches clicks feels like it always registers
The Outemu blues sound almost like my rattly school keyboards.
My Otemu Blues are loud yes, but without any rattle they sound fairly decent. Still wanna go for outemu reds or cherry mx reds or gateron yellows tho, just dont have the money yet/cant find any stores that sell them (man too many clicky boys)
Edit:Found them
which one did you bought?
@@gauravghosh870 gateron milky yellows
outemu red switch sounds like typewriter ngl
Red switches are like loud but not to loud it’s just right
3 years too late to comment. I have outemu blue, brown and red.
Blue-noisy, good for gaming (if you wanna press harder to make your character run faster), productivity wise all good if you are alone.
Brown- tactile, middle ground for both gaming and productivity. Less noise, a bit key pressure.
Red- if you are light-handed, then this one’s for you. Used it for both gaming and productivity, faster key recognition when gaming. If you type a lot like I do, you might want to give it a 2nd look to check the words.
Overall there are a lot better options (akko and gaterons), but not too bad if on a budget either.