C3 Tangerine vs Durock Lychee
The C3 Tangerine and the Durock Lychee are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.8 mm on the C3 Tangerine and 4 mm on the Durock Lychee; stock they sound different: deep thocky linear versus thocky fruit linear; the Durock Lychee costs less per switch ($0.55 versus $0.65).
- Cheaper per switchDurock Lychee$0.55 versus $0.65
Choose the C3 Tangerine if
- you want a switch popular for thocky linear builds.
Choose the Durock Lychee if
- you want a switch popular for thocky linears.
- you want to spend less per switch.
C3 Tangerine vs Durock Lychee, spec by spec
| C3 Tangerine | Durock Lychee | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 62g | 62g |
| Bottom-out force | 67g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.8 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | 62g or 67g | 62g |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.65 | $0.55 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | deep thocky linear | thocky fruit linear |
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
90% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the C3 Tangerine; 90% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Durock Lychee.
49% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the C3 Tangerine; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Durock Lychee.
87% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the C3 Tangerine; 70% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Durock Lychee.
Where to buy the C3 Tangerine
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Where to buy the Durock Lychee
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