Razer Yellow vs TTC Speed Silver
The Razer Yellow and the TTC Speed Silver are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the TTC Speed Silver is lighter to actuate (37g versus 45g); travel is 3.5 mm on the Razer Yellow and 3.4 mm on the TTC Speed Silver; stock they sound different: short gaming linear versus short speed linear.
Choose the Razer Yellow if
- you want a switch popular for Razer boards.
- you want a switch popular for speed linear gaming.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (45g).
Choose the TTC Speed Silver if
- you want a switch popular for gaming.
- you want a switch popular for speed linear.
- you want a lighter keystroke (37g).
Razer Yellow vs TTC Speed Silver, spec by spec
| Razer Yellow | TTC Speed Silver | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 37g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 1.2 mm | 1.1 mm |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Stem | n/a | n/a |
| Top housing | n/a | n/a |
| Bottom housing | n/a | n/a |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | n/a | n/a |
| Pins | 3-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | n/a | $0.35 |
| Sound profile | short gaming linear | short speed linear |
| Released | 2018 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Razer Yellow; 4% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the TTC Speed Silver.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Razer Yellow; 13% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the TTC Speed Silver.
30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the TTC Speed Silver.
Where to buy the Razer Yellow
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Where to buy the TTC Speed Silver
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