Durock T1 vs Glorious Panda
The Durock T1 and the Glorious Panda are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 4 mm on the Durock T1 and 3.3 mm on the Glorious Panda; stock they sound different: deep, clacky tactile versus snappy, thocky; the Durock T1 costs less per switch ($0.55 versus $0.83).
- Cheaper per switchDurock T1$0.55 versus $0.83
Choose the Durock T1 if
- you want a switch popular for enthusiast tactile builds.
- you want a switch popular for typing.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Glorious Panda if
- you want a switch popular for Holy Panda style tactility.
- you want a switch popular for mainstream tactile upgrades.
Durock T1 vs Glorious Panda, spec by spec
| Durock T1 | Glorious Panda | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | n/a | 49g |
| Bottom-out force | 67g | 60g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2.5 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.3 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon | PA66 |
| Spring | n/a | 67g nickel-plated stainless steel |
| Factory lube | light | optional |
| Pins | 5-pin | 3-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.55 (stronger spec) | $0.83 |
| Sound profile | deep, clacky tactile | snappy, thocky |
| Released | 2019 | 2020 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
51% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Glorious Panda.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Durock T1; 8% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Glorious Panda.
70% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Durock T1; 97% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Glorious Panda.
Where to buy the Durock T1
Where to buy the Glorious Panda
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