Kailh Box Cream vs TTC Gold Pink
The Kailh Box Cream and the TTC Gold Pink are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the TTC Gold Pink is lighter to actuate (37g versus 38g); travel is 3.5 mm on the Kailh Box Cream and 4 mm on the TTC Gold Pink; stock they sound different: deep, thocky versus soft, quiet-leaning.
- Cheaper per switchKailh Box Cream$0.35 versus $0.45
- Lubed from the factoryTTC Gold Pinkusable out of the box without lubing
Choose the Kailh Box Cream if
- you want a switch popular for thocky builds.
- you want a switch popular for self-lubricating POM.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (38g).
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the TTC Gold Pink if
- you want a switch popular for gaming.
- you want a switch popular for light typists.
- you want a lighter keystroke (37g).
- you want a factory-lubed switch out of the box.
Kailh Box Cream vs TTC Gold Pink, spec by spec
| Kailh Box Cream | TTC Gold Pink | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 38g | 37g |
| Bottom-out force | 50g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 1.8 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | POM | PC |
| Bottom housing | POM | nylon |
| Spring | single-stage | n/a |
| Factory lube | none | light (stronger spec) |
| Pins | 3-pin | 3-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.35 (stronger spec) | $0.45 |
| Sound profile | deep, thocky | soft, quiet-leaning |
| Released | n/a | 2020 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
6% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Kailh Box Cream; 4% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the TTC Gold Pink.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Box Cream; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the TTC Gold Pink.
30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Box Cream; 56% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the TTC Gold Pink.
Where to buy the Kailh Box Cream
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Where to buy the TTC Gold Pink
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