C3 Kiwi vs Tecsee Neapolitan
The C3 Kiwi and the Tecsee Neapolitan are often cross-shopped. The main differences: stock they sound different: rounded tactile versus rounded medium tactile; the Tecsee Neapolitan costs less per switch ($0.35 versus $0.65).
- Cheaper per switchTecsee Neapolitan$0.35 versus $0.65
Choose the C3 Kiwi if
- you want a switch popular for medium tactile customs.
Choose the Tecsee Neapolitan if
- you want a switch popular for everyday tactile.
- you want a switch popular for typing.
- you want to spend less per switch.
C3 Kiwi vs Tecsee Neapolitan, spec by spec
| C3 Kiwi | Tecsee Neapolitan | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 67g | n/a |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | 53g |
| Pre-travel | n/a | n/a |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | n/a |
| Bottom housing | nylon | n/a |
| Spring | 67g | single-stage |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.65 | $0.35 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | rounded tactile | rounded medium tactile |
| Released | 2020 | n/a |
Highlighted rows are where the two differ; a check marks the objectively stronger spec (price, battery, modability). Feel and preference rows never get a check. Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.
Where they sit among all 227 switches we track
97% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the C3 Kiwi.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the C3 Kiwi; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Tecsee Neapolitan.
87% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the C3 Kiwi; 30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Tecsee Neapolitan.
Where to buy the C3 Kiwi
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Where to buy the Tecsee Neapolitan
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