Durock Koala vs Durock Sunflower
The Durock Koala and the Durock Sunflower are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 4 mm on the Durock Koala and 3.7 mm on the Durock Sunflower; stock they sound different: full, rounded tactile versus deep, poppy tactile.
Choose the Durock Koala if
- you want a switch popular for typing.
Choose the Durock Sunflower if
- you want a switch popular for thocky builds.
Durock Koala vs Durock Sunflower, spec by spec
| Durock Koala | Durock Sunflower | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | n/a | 52g |
| Bottom-out force | 62g | 67g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.7 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | POM blend |
| Bottom housing | nylon | POM blend |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.55 | $0.55 |
| Sound profile | full, rounded tactile | deep, poppy tactile |
| 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
68% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Durock Sunflower.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Durock Koala; 46% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Durock Sunflower.
70% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Durock Koala; 70% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Durock Sunflower.
Where to buy the Durock Koala
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Where to buy the Durock Sunflower
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