Editing Gaote PG150 series

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| image name        = Gaote PG150 series.jpg
| manufacturer      = [[Gaote]]
| inventor          = 
| switch type       = Clicky; tactile; linear
| contact mechanism = [[Contact mechanism#Metal leaf|Metal leaf]]
| product code      = 
| family            = 
| keycap mount      = [[Keycap mount#Cherry MX mount|Cherry MX mount]]
| switch mount      = [[Switch mount#Plate mount|Plate mount]] and PCB mount
| lifetime          = 
| force graph       = 
| peak force        = 
| website           = http://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 PG150''LNN'', 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:

{| class="wikitable variants-table"
!                                                       !! Sub-series      !! Type    !! Part number !! Notes
|-
| [[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]                      || MX              || Linear  ||             || Original OTM-branded switch, obsolete
|-
| [[File:Gaote MX Brown (alternative shell).jpg|125px]] || MX              || Tactile ||             || Original shell, unbranded, obsolete
|-
| [[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]                      || MX              || Linear  || PG150B01    || Unbranded
|-
| [[File:Gaote MX Red.jpg|125px]]                       || MX              || Linear  || PG150R01    || Unbranded
|-
| [[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]                      || MX              || Clicky  || PG150Q01    || Unbranded
|-
| [[File:Gaote MX Brown.jpg|125px]]                     || MX              || Tactile || PG150T01    || Unbranded
|-
| [[File:Outemu RGB Black.jpg|125px]]                   || RGB             || Linear  ||             || Obsolete
|-
| [[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]                      || RGB             || Linear  ||             || Obsolete
|-
| [[File:Outemu RGB Blue.jpg|125px]]                    || RGB             || Clicky  ||             || Obsolete
|-
| [[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]                      || RGB             || Tactile ||             || Obsolete
|-
| [[File:Outemu RGB Black (clear top).jpg|125px]]       || RGB (clear top) || Linear  || PG150B11    || 
|-
| [[File:Outemu RGB Red (clear top).jpg|125px]]         || RGB (clear top) || Linear  || PG150R11    || 
|-
| [[File:Outemu RGB Blue (clear top).jpg|125px]]        || RGB (clear top) || Clicky  || PG150Q11    || 
|-
| [[File:Outemu RGB Brown (clear top).jpg|125px]]       || 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 [[Switch mount|PCB-mounted]] do exist.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=250 heights=187>
File:Gaote PG150 series -- OTM-branded turquoise.jpg | Turquoise OTM-branded version, confirmed discontinued
</gallery>

===Noppoo variant===
<gallery widths=250 heights=187>
File:Np switch with pins.jpg   | A switch with fixing pins
File:Np switch disassembly.jpg | A simple disassembly
File:Np red vs mx red.jpg      | Comparison with Cherry MX (right)
File:Np red vs mx red stem.jpg | Comparison with Cherry MX (right)
</gallery>

==Keyboards==
*[[Noppoo Lolita87]] (Noppoo variant)
*Noppoo Lolita87 LED (Noppoo variant)
*Some [[GH60]] ("red"){{citation needed}}

==References==
<references>
<ref name="article from weistang.com">Weistang - [http://www.weistang.com/thread-24-1-1.html 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 — [http://www.apoctv.com/2014/01/review-noppoo-lolita-prototype.html Review: Noppoo Lolita - Prototype Mechanical Keyboard] Dated 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2015-07-27.</ref>
<ref name="Gaote-switches">Gaote — [http://www.cngaote.com/products_list/&pmcId=b5f50871-3881-48f9-84f7-d6d1e7ce5ab5.html 键盘开关系列] (Chinese) Retrieved 2015-07-27.</ref>
</references>

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