Everglide Oreo vs Tecsee Purple Panda
The Everglide Oreo and the Tecsee Purple Panda are often cross-shopped. The main differences: stock they sound different: crisp, high tactile bump with a cushioned bottom-out; stock housings can sound slightly rattly or scratchy until lubed or filmed. versus sharp, snappy tactile; the Tecsee Purple Panda costs less per switch ($0.35 versus $0.55).
- Cheaper per switchTecsee Purple Panda$0.35 versus $0.55
Choose the Everglide Oreo if
- you want a switch popular for typing.
- you want a switch popular for budget tactile builds.
Choose the Tecsee Purple Panda if
- you want a switch popular for tactile lovers.
- you want a switch popular for holy panda alternative.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Everglide Oreo vs Tecsee Purple Panda, spec by spec
| Everglide Oreo | Tecsee Purple Panda | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 55g | n/a |
| Bottom-out force | 62g | 63g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | Polycarbonate | n/a |
| Bottom housing | nylon | n/a |
| Spring | Gold-plated steel | single-stage |
| Factory lube | Light factory lube | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.55 | $0.35 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | Crisp, high tactile bump with a cushioned bottom-out; stock housings can sound slightly rattly or scratchy until lubed or filmed. | sharp, snappy tactile |
| Released | n/a | n/a |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Everglide Oreo.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Everglide Oreo; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Tecsee Purple Panda.
70% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Everglide Oreo; 30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Tecsee Purple Panda.
Where to buy the Everglide Oreo
Where to buy the Tecsee Purple Panda
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