Outemu Orange

The Outemu Orange is a light tactile switch in the budget segment and it claims to be “…the improvement version of the Outemu Brown Switch.” However, in short, it sucks.

Smoothness: 5/10

On-centre keypresses are slightly scratchy for the majority of switches with some being smoother than others.

Off-centre keypresses range from quite scratchy to very scratchy depending on the individual switch. Additionally, these have so far been the most inconsistent switches I have ever come across.

Overall, these aren’t the scratchiest switches out there, but they probably are the most inconsistent. Not looking beyond this, it’s easy to see why these are so cheap.

Outemu Orange switch disassembled.

Weighting: 6/10

In terms of specs, the operating force said to be 50g, which is the only specification the manufacturer provided. So, it’s hard to say what the switch can feel like from just this one angle.

However, I can safely say from testing that these switches are on the light side. They aren’t terribly weighted or inconsistent in this department, they’re just a little too light for me which I’m not a fan of.

Additionally, the tactile bump is very light, barely noticeable when typing normally just like the Outemu Brown or the Outemu Purple. Not great.

Overall, these aren’t anything special. Bummer.

Sound: 5/10

Sound is on the quiet side for a non-silenced switch. Plus, they’re also very tinny with absolutely no “thocc” to speak of. I have no idea why this is.

Overall, they’re quiet and tinny, but not terrible. Just bog-standard.

Typing Performance: 5/10

Now, one of the first things I do with tactile switches is to see how much of the tactility is retained when normally typing on them.

With these switches, there is absolutely ZERO tactility to speak of when typing normally essentially making them very scratchy linears. Additionally, they feel mushier compared to other switches in its class making for a very unsatisfying typing experience.

Overall, as a light, quite scratchy, barely tactile switch, it’s pretty much no good for me…or frankly for a lot of people. I’m disappointment.

Gaming Performance: 6/10

Gaming on these was “okay”. It wasn’t that bad. The big issues were the lack of tactility and the inconsistent off-centre keypresses especially when executing fast and precise movements.

With that said, it’s still a fairly usable switch if you really intend to game with it, just don’t expect a stellar performance. Again, it’s decent, but not excellent.

Overall, I think the word ‘meh’ would describe the gaming performance of this switch.

Final Score = 27/50 (54%)

Places to purchase this switch:

AliExpress | mechanicalkeyboards

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