Tecsee Carrot vs Tecsee Honey Peach

The Tecsee Carrot and the Tecsee Honey Peach are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Tecsee Honey Peach is lighter to actuate (45g versus 55g); stock they sound different: smooth and thocky (pme housing) versus reviewed as inconsistent due to the metal-to-plastic stem interface (theremingoat sound score 2/10); the Tecsee Carrot costs less per switch ($0.43 versus $0.70).

Tecsee Carrot Linear · 55g
Tecsee Honey Peach Linear · 45g

Choose the Tecsee Carrot if

  • you want a switch popular for thock builds.
  • you want a switch popular for budget linear upgrades.
  • you want a heavier, more deliberate press (55g).
  • you want to spend less per switch.

Choose the Tecsee Honey Peach if

  • you want a switch popular for metal-pole novelty builds.
  • you want a lighter keystroke (45g).

Tecsee Carrot vs Tecsee Honey Peach, spec by spec

Tecsee CarrotTecsee Honey Peach
Type Linear Linear
Compatibility Standard MX sockets Standard MX sockets
Actuation force 55g 45g
Bottom-out force 67g 52g
Pre-travel 2 mm 2 mm
Total travel 3.5 mm 3.5 mm
Stem POM POM with brass metal center pole
Top housing PME PC
Bottom housing PME PC
Spring n/a single-stage, 52g
Factory lube light factory lube moderate factory lube, inconsistent between switches
Pins n/a n/a
Price / switch $0.43 (stronger spec) $0.70
Sound profile smooth and thocky (PME housing) reviewed as inconsistent due to the metal-to-plastic stem interface (ThereminGoat sound score 2/10)
Released n/a 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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

Actuation force lightest heaviest
Tecsee Carrot 55g
Tecsee Honey Peach 45g

70% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Tecsee Carrot; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Tecsee Honey Peach.

Total travel shortest longest
Tecsee Carrot 3.5 mm
Tecsee Honey Peach 3.5 mm

16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Tecsee Carrot; 16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Tecsee Honey Peach.

Price per switch cheapest priciest
Tecsee Carrot $0.43
Tecsee Honey Peach $0.70

55% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Tecsee Carrot; 91% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Tecsee Honey Peach.

Where to buy the Tecsee Carrot

Where to buy the Tecsee Honey Peach

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