Durock Dolphin vs Durock Marshmallow
The Durock Dolphin and the Durock Marshmallow are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Durock Dolphin is silent linear and the Durock Marshmallow is linear; travel is 3.8 mm on the Durock Dolphin and 4 mm on the Durock Marshmallow; stock they sound different: muted, creamy versus soft linear.
- Cheaper per switchDurock Marshmallow$0.50 versus $0.55
Choose the Durock Dolphin if
- you want a switch popular for office.
- you want a switch popular for quiet builds.
- you prefer a silent linear feel.
Choose the Durock Marshmallow if
- you want a switch popular for soft linears.
- you prefer a linear feel.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Durock Dolphin vs Durock Marshmallow, spec by spec
| Durock Dolphin | Durock Marshmallow | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | n/a | 55g |
| Bottom-out force | 62g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | n/a | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.8 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.55 | $0.50 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | muted, creamy | soft 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
70% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Durock Marshmallow.
49% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Durock Dolphin; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Durock Marshmallow.
70% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Durock Dolphin; 63% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Durock Marshmallow.
Where to buy the Durock Dolphin
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Where to buy the Durock Marshmallow
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