TTC Golden Red V3 vs TTC Honey
The TTC Golden Red V3 and the TTC Honey are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the TTC Honey is lighter to actuate (42g versus 43g); stock they sound different: smooth, muted versus creamy, rounded; the TTC Golden Red V3 costs less per switch ($0.40 versus $0.45).
- Cheaper per switchTTC Golden Red V3$0.40 versus $0.45
Choose the TTC Golden Red V3 if
- you want a switch popular for gaming.
- you want a switch popular for prebuilt upgrades.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (43g).
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the TTC Honey if
- you want a switch popular for typing.
- you want a switch popular for creamy builds.
- you want a lighter keystroke (42g).
TTC Golden Red V3 vs TTC Honey, spec by spec
| TTC Golden Red V3 | TTC Honey | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 43g | 42g |
| Bottom-out force | 50g | 50g |
| Pre-travel | 1.8 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.8 mm | 3.8 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon | PC |
| Spring | n/a | extended |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 3-pin | n/a |
| Price / switch | $0.40 (stronger spec) | $0.45 |
| Sound profile | smooth, muted | creamy, rounded |
| Released | 2022 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
19% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the TTC Golden Red V3; 15% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the TTC Honey.
49% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the TTC Golden Red V3; 49% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the TTC Honey.
48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the TTC Golden Red V3; 56% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the TTC Honey.
Where to buy the TTC Golden Red V3
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Where to buy the TTC Honey
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