SP-Star Magic Girl vs TTC Watermelon Milkshake
The SP-Star Magic Girl and the TTC Watermelon Milkshake are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the SP-Star Magic Girl is lighter to actuate (35g versus 45g); travel is 3.9 mm on the SP-Star Magic Girl and 4 mm on the TTC Watermelon Milkshake; stock they sound different: poppy, high-pitched tactile versus crisp, poppy tactile.
Choose the SP-Star Magic Girl if
- you want a switch popular for light tactile fans.
- you want a lighter keystroke (35g).
Choose the TTC Watermelon Milkshake if
- you want a switch popular for typing.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (45g).
SP-Star Magic Girl vs TTC Watermelon Milkshake, spec by spec
| SP-Star Magic Girl | TTC Watermelon Milkshake | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 35g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | 55g | 63g |
| Pre-travel | 2.2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.9 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | n/a |
| Top housing | PC | n/a |
| Bottom housing | nylon | n/a |
| Spring | n/a | extended |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 3-pin |
| Price / switch | n/a | $0.55 |
| Sound profile | poppy, high-pitched tactile | crisp, poppy tactile |
| Released | 2021 | 2021 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
0% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the SP-Star Magic Girl; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the TTC Watermelon Milkshake.
55% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the SP-Star Magic Girl; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the TTC Watermelon Milkshake.
70% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the TTC Watermelon Milkshake.
Where to buy the SP-Star Magic Girl
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Where to buy the TTC Watermelon Milkshake
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