TTC Flaming Red vs TTC Uranus
The TTC Flaming Red and the TTC Uranus are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 4 mm on the TTC Flaming Red and 3.6 mm on the TTC Uranus; stock they sound different: creamy, mid-pitched versus smooth space-themed linear; the TTC Flaming Red costs less per switch ($0.40 versus $0.55).
- Cheaper per switchTTC Flaming Red$0.40 versus $0.55
Choose the TTC Flaming Red if
- you want a switch popular for typing.
- you want a switch popular for gaming.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the TTC Uranus if
- you want a switch popular for TTC specialty linears.
TTC Flaming Red vs TTC Uranus, spec by spec
| TTC Flaming Red | TTC Uranus | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | n/a | n/a |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.6 mm |
| Stem | POM | n/a |
| Top housing | PA66 | n/a |
| Bottom housing | PA66 | n/a |
| Spring | extended | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | factory lubed |
| Pins | 3-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.40 (stronger spec) | $0.55 |
| Sound profile | creamy, mid-pitched | smooth space-themed linear |
| Released | 2021 | 2023 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the TTC Uranus.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the TTC Flaming Red; 34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the TTC Uranus.
48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the TTC Flaming Red; 70% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the TTC Uranus.
Where to buy the TTC Flaming Red
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Where to buy the TTC Uranus
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