Tecsee Carrot vs Tecsee Sapphire
The Tecsee Carrot and the Tecsee Sapphire are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.5 mm on the Tecsee Carrot and 3.6 mm on the Tecsee Sapphire; stock they sound different: smooth and thocky (pme housing) versus clacky, long-pole; the Tecsee Sapphire costs less per switch ($0.30 versus $0.43).
- Cheaper per switchTecsee Sapphire$0.30 versus $0.43
Choose the Tecsee Carrot if
- you want a switch popular for thock builds.
- you want a switch popular for budget linear upgrades.
Choose the Tecsee Sapphire if
- you want a switch popular for long-pole linears.
- you want a switch popular for budget builds.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Tecsee Carrot vs Tecsee Sapphire, spec by spec
| Tecsee Carrot | Tecsee Sapphire | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 55g | n/a |
| Bottom-out force | 67g | 62g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3.6 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PME | n/a |
| Bottom housing | PME | n/a |
| Spring | n/a | single-stage |
| Factory lube | light factory lube | light |
| Pins | n/a | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.43 | $0.30 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | smooth and thocky (PME housing) | clacky, long-pole |
| 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
70% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Tecsee Carrot.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Tecsee Carrot; 34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Tecsee Sapphire.
55% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Tecsee Carrot; 24% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Tecsee Sapphire.
Where to buy the Tecsee Carrot
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