IQUNIX Moonstone vs Tecsee Sapphire
The IQUNIX Moonstone and the Tecsee Sapphire are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.7 mm on the IQUNIX Moonstone and 3.6 mm on the Tecsee Sapphire; stock they sound different: deep, thocky versus clacky, long-pole.
Choose the IQUNIX Moonstone if
- you want a switch popular for thocky builds.
- you want a switch popular for IQUNIX Super Series kits.
Choose the Tecsee Sapphire if
- you want a switch popular for long-pole linears.
- you want a switch popular for budget builds.
IQUNIX Moonstone vs Tecsee Sapphire, spec by spec
| IQUNIX Moonstone | Tecsee Sapphire | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 37g | n/a |
| Bottom-out force | 47g | 62g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.7 mm | 3.6 mm |
| Stem | POK | POM |
| Top housing | POK | n/a |
| Bottom housing | POK | n/a |
| Spring | n/a | single-stage |
| Factory lube | n/a | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | n/a | $0.30 |
| Sound profile | deep, thocky | clacky, long-pole |
| Released | 2023 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
4% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the IQUNIX Moonstone.
46% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the IQUNIX Moonstone; 34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Tecsee Sapphire.
24% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Tecsee Sapphire.
Where to buy the IQUNIX Moonstone
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Where to buy the Tecsee Sapphire
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