TTC Flaming Red vs TTC Gold Pink
The TTC Flaming Red and the TTC Gold Pink are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the TTC Gold Pink is lighter to actuate (37g versus 45g); stock they sound different: creamy, mid-pitched versus soft, quiet-leaning; the TTC Flaming Red costs less per switch ($0.40 versus $0.45).
- Cheaper per switchTTC Flaming Red$0.40 versus $0.45
Choose the TTC Flaming Red if
- you want a switch popular for typing.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (45g).
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the TTC Gold Pink if
- you want a switch popular for light typists.
- you want a lighter keystroke (37g).
TTC Flaming Red vs TTC Gold Pink, spec by spec
| TTC Flaming Red | TTC Gold Pink | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 37g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | n/a | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PA66 | PC |
| Bottom housing | PA66 | nylon |
| Spring | extended | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 3-pin | 3-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.40 (stronger spec) | $0.45 |
| Sound profile | creamy, mid-pitched | soft, quiet-leaning |
| Released | 2021 | 2020 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the TTC Flaming Red; 4% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the TTC Gold Pink.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the TTC Flaming Red; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the TTC Gold Pink.
48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the TTC Flaming Red; 56% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the TTC Gold Pink.
Where to buy the TTC Flaming Red
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Where to buy the TTC Gold Pink
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