Tecsee Neapolitan vs Tecsee Sapphire
The Tecsee Neapolitan and the Tecsee Sapphire are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Tecsee Neapolitan is tactile and the Tecsee Sapphire is linear; travel is 4 mm on the Tecsee Neapolitan and 3.6 mm on the Tecsee Sapphire; stock they sound different: rounded medium tactile versus clacky, long-pole.
- Cheaper per switchTecsee Sapphire$0.30 versus $0.35
Choose the Tecsee Neapolitan if
- you want a switch popular for everyday tactile.
- you want a switch popular for typing.
- you prefer a tactile feel.
Choose the Tecsee Sapphire if
- you want a switch popular for long-pole linears.
- you want a switch popular for budget builds.
- you prefer a linear feel.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Tecsee Neapolitan vs Tecsee Sapphire, spec by spec
| Tecsee Neapolitan | Tecsee Sapphire | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | n/a | n/a |
| Bottom-out force | 53g | 62g |
| Pre-travel | n/a | n/a |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.6 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | n/a | n/a |
| Bottom housing | n/a | n/a |
| Spring | single-stage | single-stage |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.35 | $0.30 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | rounded medium tactile | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Tecsee Neapolitan; 34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Tecsee Sapphire.
30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Tecsee Neapolitan; 24% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Tecsee Sapphire.
Where to buy the Tecsee Neapolitan
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Where to buy the Tecsee Sapphire
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