Tecsee Purple Panda

Tactile Tecsee

Tecsee Purple Panda switch
Image courtesy of Tecsee

The Tecsee Purple Panda is a sharp, aggressive tactile switch widely treated as a cheaper Holy Panda-style bump, offering a pronounced snap and a Tecsee POM stem at a budget price.

Tecsee Purple Panda specs

Type Tactile
Actuation force n/a
Bottom-out force 63g
Pre-travel n/a
Total travel 4 mm
Stem POM
Top housing n/a
Bottom housing n/a
Spring single-stage
Factory lube light
Pins 5-pin
Typical price $0.35 / switch
Sound profile sharp, snappy tactile
Released n/a

Spec fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers rather than guesses.

Unverified: specs compiled from manufacturer listings

Switches similar to the Tecsee Purple Panda

Drop + Invyr Holy Panda Tactile The Drop + Invyr Holy Panda is the mass-produced version of the legendary Halo-stem-in-Panda-housing frankenswitch, with a sharp P-shaped bump right at the top of travel.
Cherry MX Clear Tactile The Cherry MX Clear is a stiff 65g tactile with a larger bump than the MX Brown, best known today as the donor stem for the community's Ergo Clear spring-swap mod.
Tecsee Neapolitan Tactile The Tecsee Neapolitan is a medium tactile switch with a rounded bump and a warm, muted sound, a popular everyday alternative for typists who find heavy Panda-style tactiles too aggressive.

Which keyboards can use it?

Any hot-swap board with standard MX sockets accepts the Tecsee Purple Panda (5-pin: check that your plate or PCB supports 5-pin, or clip the legs). Use KeebScout to shortlist hot-swap boards that fit your budget and size, or browse the keyboard database.

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