Everglide Oreo vs TTC Venus
The Everglide Oreo and the TTC Venus are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the TTC Venus is lighter to actuate (45g versus 55g); travel is 4 mm on the Everglide Oreo and 3.6 mm on the TTC Venus; 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 light tactile.
Choose the Everglide Oreo if
- you want a switch popular for typing.
- you want a switch popular for budget tactile builds.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (55g).
Choose the TTC Venus if
- you want a switch popular for light tactiles.
- you want a lighter keystroke (45g).
Everglide Oreo vs TTC Venus, spec by spec
| Everglide Oreo | TTC Venus | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 55g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | 62g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.6 mm |
| Stem | POM | n/a |
| Top housing | Polycarbonate | n/a |
| Bottom housing | nylon | n/a |
| Spring | Gold-plated steel | n/a |
| Factory lube | Light factory lube | factory lubed |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.55 | $0.55 |
| Sound profile | Crisp, high tactile bump with a cushioned bottom-out; stock housings can sound slightly rattly or scratchy until lubed or filmed. | light tactile |
| Released | n/a | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
70% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Everglide Oreo; 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 Everglide Oreo; 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 Everglide Oreo; 70% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the TTC Venus.
Where to buy the Everglide Oreo
Where to buy the TTC Venus
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