Durock T1 vs Glorious Panda
Money is the honest first difference between the Durock T1 and the Glorious Panda: one is mid priced and the other premium priced, multiplied by a full board. Our full switch library already points each of these at the other. Hear them back to back below with the trims matched before you read a single number.
Hear them back to back
simulated from real specssound loads on your first tapShortcuts: press A or B anywhere outside a text box to fire that burst. Use the volume trims to loudness-match the pair before judging which sounds better.
Spec by spec
| Spec | Durock T1 | Glorious Panda |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Brand rates force at | bottom-out | bottom-out |
| Actuation force | 55 g | 49 g |
| Bottom-out force | 67 g | 60 g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2.5 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.3 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | No | No |
| Factory lubed | Yes | No |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Premium | Mid-range |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Both makers rate these at bottom-out, which is the one case where the advertised numbers compare directly. Every other force row still has to be matched basis to basis.
Verdict
Stroke character is a tie. Two tactiles feel alike under a finger, which pushes the decision onto the rows below the type row. Price splits them too: the Glorious Panda is the mid priced option while the Durock T1 sits in the premium priced bracket, which adds up across a 70 switch board. The Durock T1 is the firmer of the two at bottom-out, 67 g to 60 g, though 7 g is not much to choose between. We land on the Durock T1 for every use we score, and it is the safer of the two in a shared room, so the Glorious Panda makes sense only if you preferred its voice in the player above.
- Overall pick
- Durock T1
Gaming, typing and a shared office all point at the Durock T1, so printing the same name three times would tell you nothing. One pick it is.
Force curves
Durock T1
Glorious Panda
Durock T1 or Glorious Panda: the long answer
Money separates these two more cleanly than any spec does. The Durock T1 is premium priced, while the Glorious Panda is mid priced. One of them has already been lubed for you and one has not, which is worth more than the price gap if you were not planning to open 70 switches.
Now the part the spec table measures. On distance the Durock T1 registers at 2.0 mm against 2.5 mm, and the full stroke runs 4.0 mm on the Durock T1 against 3.3 mm on the Glorious Panda. Springs split them by 7 g at bottom-out: 67 g for the Durock T1, 60 g for the Glorious Panda. Type is not in play. Both are tactiles, and both raise a bump close to the point the press registers. Same family of stroke, so read the detail rather than the headline.
What the table cannot tell you is how either one lands in a room. The Durock T1 sits at deep thocky tap with a big D-shaped bump; the Glorious Panda answers with poppy thock with a touch of stock spring ping. These demos are synthesized from published specs and documented character rather than studio recordings, which every player on the site says plainly.
Who buys which, then? One switch takes every axis we score: the Durock T1 is our pick for gaming, for typing and for a shared desk. On speed, the honest answer is that either would do, and it wins on a margin too small to feel. On typing feel, its keystroke stays consistent and comfortable across a full day of writing. On noise, it is the one of these two you would not apologize for. That leaves the Glorious Panda to anyone who preferred its voice in the player above, which is a good enough reason on its own. Do the listening first. It costs nothing and it changes minds more often than a spec table does.
Each of these has a page of its own with the full spec sheet and the sound notes. Start with the Durock T1 page and the Glorious Panda page. Or leave switches aside for a minute and run your current keyboard through the free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Durock T1 or Glorious Panda for gaming?
We pick the Durock T1 for gaming. Honestly either is fine here. It takes the nod once the scoring is added up, and only just.
Which of the Durock T1 and the Glorious Panda is quieter in a shared room?
Volume is roughly a wash: no dampening and no click mechanism on either, so your typing force and your case decide the level. The character is not a wash, with the Durock T1 reading as deep thocky tap with a big D-shaped bump against poppy thock with a touch of stock spring ping from the Glorious Panda.
Which switch is heavier, the Durock T1 or the Glorious Panda?
The Durock T1. Both brands publish at bottom-out, which makes 67 g against 60 g an honest 7 g rather than two numbers from different rulers.
Which is cheaper to fill a board with, the Durock T1 or the Glorious Panda?
The Glorious Panda sits in the mid priced bracket and the Durock T1 in the premium priced one. We do not hold a reliable per-switch price for both, so the bracket is the honest answer rather than a total.
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