Gateron Magnetic Jade vs TTC Magnetic
The Gateron Magnetic Jade and the TTC Magnetic are often cross-shopped. The main differences: do not assume you can swap one for the other: Hall-effect compatibility is board-specific, so check your keyboard's supported-switch list before buying either; travel is 3.5 mm on the Gateron Magnetic Jade and 4 mm on the TTC Magnetic; stock they sound different: clacky, poppy versus magnetic linear.
Choose the Gateron Magnetic Jade if
- you want a switch popular for rapid trigger gaming.
- you want a switch popular for hall-effect boards.
Choose the TTC Magnetic if
- you want a switch popular for HE gaming boards.
Gateron Magnetic Jade vs TTC Magnetic, spec by spec
| Gateron Magnetic Jade | TTC Magnetic | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Hall-effect boards that support it | Hall-effect boards that support it |
| Actuation force | n/a | n/a |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | n/a | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | n/a |
| Top housing | n/a | n/a |
| Bottom housing | n/a | n/a |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | factory lubed variants |
| Pins | 3-pin | n/a |
| Price / switch | $0.40 | n/a |
| Sound profile | clacky, poppy | magnetic linear |
| Released | 2023 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Magnetic Jade; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the TTC Magnetic.
48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron Magnetic Jade.
Where to buy the Gateron Magnetic Jade
Where to buy the TTC Magnetic
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