Gateron Raw
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Overview
The Gateron Raw is a linear MX-style switch developed by Geon in collaboration with Gateron and positioned as a no-fuss, everyday linear. It combines a polycarbonate top housing with a nylon bottom housing and a POM stem, and arrives factory-lubed at the metal contacts and stem while the spring is left unlubed.
The switch uses Gateron's triple-layered pin design, intended to reduce the chance of bent pins during installation.
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Genuinely high quality — you feel Gateron's craftsmanship. Despite an orthodox PC/POM/Nylon combo it's incredibly smooth, and the long-pole stem gives a solid, present sound. A shame it's hard to buy, but otherwise excellent. The one catch: the sound is flat, so it can come across as a little uninteresting. (Update 2026-03-06: I docked a star — it really does lack depth/heft.) It's a very honest, straightforward switch that fans of that will love. Pairs best with foam-less boards, and absolutely with one that brings out a clacky sound; a mid-plate or bottom weight adds the heft this flat profile otherwise misses (Cloudline V2 is one example). Use it for resonance, and add your own spring lube — the factory spring lube is weak or absent.
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Specs
- Type
- Linear
- Silent
- No
- Magnetic (HE)
- No
- Profile
- Normal
- Actuation Force
- N/A
- Bottom-out Force
- 62.5 g
- Initial Force
- N/A
- Pre-travel
- 2.0 mm
- Total Travel
- 3.7 mm
- Top Housing
- PC
- Bottom Housing
- Nylon
- Stem
- POM
- Factory Lubed
- Yes
- Box Structure
- No
- Brand
- Gateron
- Manufacturer
- Gateron