Durock T1 vs TTC Venus
The Durock T1 and the TTC Venus are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 4 mm on the Durock T1 and 3.6 mm on the TTC Venus; stock they sound different: deep, clacky tactile versus light tactile.
Choose the Durock T1 if
- you want a switch popular for enthusiast tactile builds.
- you want a switch popular for typing.
Choose the TTC Venus if
- you want a switch popular for light tactiles.
Durock T1 vs TTC Venus, spec by spec
| Durock T1 | TTC Venus | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | n/a | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | 67g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.6 mm |
| Stem | POM | n/a |
| Top housing | PC | n/a |
| Bottom housing | nylon | n/a |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | factory lubed |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.55 | $0.55 |
| Sound profile | deep, clacky tactile | light tactile |
| Released | 2019 | 2023 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the TTC Venus.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Durock T1; 34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the TTC Venus.
70% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Durock T1; 70% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the TTC Venus.
Where to buy the Durock T1
Where to buy the TTC Venus
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