Gaote PG150 series

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Gaote PG150 series

Manufacturer	Gaote
Switch type	Clicky; tactile; linear
Sense method	Metal leaf
Keycap mount	Cherry MX mount
Switch mount	Plate mount and PCB mount
Website	www.cngaote.com/cnchanpin/cnchanpin 374 1 en.html

PG150 series is a series of Cherry MX clone switches from Gaote. PG150 series is divided up into a number of sub-series, including: "MX" (monochrome LEDs), "RGB" (RGB LED slot with clear top, and formerly with an all-black shell) and SMD (clear top, white base). PG150 series switches have been sold unbranded, OTM-branded, Noppoo-branded and Outemu-branded.

Gaote switches can be ordered from Alibaba, a well-known B2B website.

Variants

Part numbers take the form PG150LNN, where L is the colour (B = black, R = red, Q = blue, T = brown ("tea"), and NN is the sub-series number. Not all combinations of sub-series and colour are illustrated on the Gaote/Outemu website.

Variants of this series include:

	Sub-series	Type	Part number	Notes
File:No photograph.svg	MX	Linear		Original OTM-branded switch, obsolete
	MX	Tactile		Original shell, unbranded, obsolete
File:No photograph.svg	MX	Linear	PG150B01	Unbranded
	MX	Linear	PG150R01	Unbranded
File:No photograph.svg	MX	Clicky	PG150Q01	Unbranded
	MX	Tactile	PG150T01	Unbranded
	RGB	Linear		Obsolete
File:No photograph.svg	RGB	Linear		Obsolete
	RGB	Clicky		Obsolete
File:No photograph.svg	RGB	Tactile		Obsolete
	RGB (clear top)	Linear	PG150B11
	RGB (clear top)	Linear	PG150R11
	RGB (clear top)	Clicky	PG150Q11
	RGB (clear top)	Tactile	PG150T11

OTM

These switches are listed on the Gaote website and on HKTDC. They are branded "OTM" and come in four varieties.<ref name="Gaote-switches" />. These are known by their full name Outemu, which is displayed on the switch housing. Various keyboards now use this switch such as the E-Element 104 RGB.

Noppoo

Noppoo are said to have "spent 1.5 years developing their own switches".<ref name="ApocTV" /> These switches are similar to the OTM switches and are believed to have also been made by Gaote. These switches are unbranded, and the overall design is closer to real Cherry MX switches than the OTM variants or the better-known Kaihua PG1511 series. The upper shell and base are not interchangeable with Cherry MX switches.<ref name="article from weistang.com" /> There are noticeable differences compared to Cherry MX; in particular, the four corner holes that are used to release the plate retention clips are missing.

There are four different colours: black, brown, red and blue; the switch feel and colours correspond to the Cherry MX series.

The switches in Noppoo keyboards don't have fixing pins. Variants with fixing pins to fit PCB-mounted do exist.

Gallery

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  Turquoise OTM-branded version, confirmed discontinued

Noppoo variant

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  A switch with fixing pins
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  A simple disassembly
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  Comparison with Cherry MX (right)
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  Comparison with Cherry MX (right)

Keyboards

• Noppoo Lolita87 (Noppoo variant)
• Noppoo Lolita87 LED (Noppoo variant)
• Some GH60 ("red")^{[Citation needed]}

References

<references> <ref name="article from weistang.com">Weistang - NOPPOO 第一把自主轴键盘Lolita拆解评测（附诺普轴、凯华轴、MX轴对比） (Chinese only) Dated 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2015-07-27.</ref> <ref name="ApocTV">ApocTV — Review: Noppoo Lolita - Prototype Mechanical Keyboard Dated 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2015-07-27.</ref> <ref name="Gaote-switches">Gaote — 键盘开关系列 (Chinese) Retrieved 2015-07-27.</ref> </references>