Tecsee Middle Switch Tactile vs Tecsee Neapolitan
The Tecsee Middle Switch Tactile and the Tecsee Neapolitan are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 2.2 mm on the Tecsee Middle Switch Tactile and 4 mm on the Tecsee Neapolitan; the Tecsee Neapolitan costs less per switch ($0.35 versus $0.50).
- Cheaper per switchTecsee Neapolitan$0.35 versus $0.50
Choose the Tecsee Middle Switch Tactile if
- you want a switch popular for low-profile custom keyboards.
- you want a switch popular for mid-profile builds.
Choose the Tecsee Neapolitan if
- you want a switch popular for everyday tactile.
- you want a switch popular for typing.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Tecsee Middle Switch Tactile vs Tecsee Neapolitan, spec by spec
| Tecsee Middle Switch Tactile | Tecsee Neapolitan | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 50g | n/a |
| Bottom-out force | 63.5g | 53g |
| Pre-travel | 1.3 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 2.2 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | HPE | n/a |
| Bottom housing | Nylon | n/a |
| Spring | approximately 11.75mm | single-stage |
| Factory lube | thin factory lube on the slider rails | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.50 | $0.35 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | n/a | rounded medium tactile |
| Released | 2022 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Tecsee Middle Switch Tactile.
0% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Tecsee Middle Switch Tactile; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Tecsee Neapolitan.
63% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Tecsee Middle Switch Tactile; 30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Tecsee Neapolitan.
Where to buy the Tecsee Middle Switch Tactile
Where to buy the Tecsee Neapolitan
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