TTC Gold Pink vs TTC Golden Red V3
The TTC Gold Pink and the TTC Golden Red V3 are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the TTC Gold Pink is lighter to actuate (37g versus 43g); travel is 4 mm on the TTC Gold Pink and 3.8 mm on the TTC Golden Red V3; stock they sound different: soft, quiet-leaning versus smooth, muted.
- Cheaper per switchTTC Golden Red V3$0.40 versus $0.45
Choose the TTC Gold Pink if
- you want a switch popular for light typists.
- you want a lighter keystroke (37g).
Choose the TTC Golden Red V3 if
- you want a switch popular for prebuilt upgrades.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (43g).
- you want to spend less per switch.
TTC Gold Pink vs TTC Golden Red V3, spec by spec
| TTC Gold Pink | TTC Golden Red V3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 37g | 43g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | 50g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 1.8 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.8 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 3-pin | 3-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.45 | $0.40 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | soft, quiet-leaning | smooth, muted |
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
4% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the TTC Gold Pink; 19% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the TTC Golden Red V3.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the TTC Gold Pink; 49% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the TTC Golden Red V3.
56% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the TTC Gold Pink; 48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the TTC Golden Red V3.
Where to buy the TTC Gold Pink
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Where to buy the TTC Golden Red V3
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