Durock Blue Lotus vs Durock T1
The Durock Blue Lotus and the Durock T1 are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.7 mm on the Durock Blue Lotus and 4 mm on the Durock T1; stock they sound different: crisp, clacky tactile versus deep, clacky tactile; the Durock Blue Lotus costs less per switch ($0.50 versus $0.55).
- Cheaper per switchDurock Blue Lotus$0.50 versus $0.55
Choose the Durock Blue Lotus if
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Durock T1 if
- its character fits you: the durock t1 is the classic jwk strong tactile, with a large rounded 67g bump that spawned an entire family of t1-based recolors and variants.
Durock Blue Lotus vs Durock T1, spec by spec
| Durock Blue Lotus | Durock T1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 55g | n/a |
| Bottom-out force | 65g | 67g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.7 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC/UPE blend | PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | extended | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.50 (stronger spec) | $0.55 |
| Sound profile | crisp, clacky tactile | deep, clacky tactile |
| Released | 2023 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
70% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Durock Blue Lotus.
46% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Durock Blue Lotus; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Durock T1.
63% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Durock Blue Lotus; 70% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Durock T1.
Where to buy the Durock Blue Lotus
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Where to buy the Durock T1
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