Durock Alpaca V2 vs Tealios V2
The Durock Alpaca V2 and the Tealios V2 are often cross-shopped. The main differences: stock they sound different: smooth, muted clack versus smooth higher-pitched linear; the Durock Alpaca V2 costs less per switch ($0.56 versus $1.10).
- Cheaper per switchDurock Alpaca V2$0.56 versus $1.10
Choose the Durock Alpaca V2 if
- you want a switch popular for enthusiast custom builds.
- you want a switch popular for lube and film projects.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Tealios V2 if
- you want a switch popular for smooth linear customs.
Durock Alpaca V2 vs Tealios V2, spec by spec
| Durock Alpaca V2 | Tealios V2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | n/a | 67g |
| Bottom-out force | 62g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | n/a |
| Top housing | PC | n/a |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | 62g gold-plated, bottom-out weighted | 67g |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.56 (stronger spec) | $1.10 |
| Sound profile | smooth, muted clack | smooth higher-pitched linear |
| Released | 2020 | 2019 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Tealios V2.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Durock Alpaca V2; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Tealios V2.
81% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Durock Alpaca V2; 97% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Tealios V2.
Where to buy the Durock Alpaca V2
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Where to buy the Tealios V2
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