Durock T1 vs TTC Bluish White
Weight is the real gap here: 13 g between the Durock T1 and the TTC Bluish White at actuation, which is enough to change how a long session ends. Our 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 | TTC Bluish White |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Brand rates force at | bottom-out | actuation |
| Actuation force | 55 g | 42 g |
| Bottom-out force | 67 g | 50 g (our estimate) |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | No | No |
| Factory lubed | Yes | Yes |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Premium | Mid-range |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Durock advertises a bottom-out force for the Durock T1 and TTC an actuation force for the TTC Bluish White, so the two headline numbers are not measured at the same point. Compare row by row, not brand claim to brand claim. TTC publishes no bottom-out figure for the TTC Bluish White, so the figure marked "our estimate" is our own derivation from the forces that are published rather than a rating. What actuation force actually measures .
Verdict
Durock and TTC are selling the same stroke here, so the Durock T1 and the TTC Bluish White separate on spring, distance and voice instead. The springs are far apart, with the Durock T1 at 55 g actuation versus 42 g for the TTC Bluish White, a gap you feel within a paragraph of typing. Price splits them too: the TTC Bluish White is the mid priced option while the Durock T1 sits in the premium priced bracket, which adds up across a 70 switch board. Our picks: the TTC Bluish White for gaming, the Durock T1 for typing and a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- TTC Bluish White
- Typing pick
- Durock T1
- Office pick
- Durock T1
Force curves
Durock T1
TTC Bluish White
TTC publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the 50 g at the end of the stroke is our estimate and the run into it is dashed. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers. How we derive it.
Durock T1 or TTC Bluish White: the long answer
Start with feel, because it settles most switch arguments before sound comes up. The springs are a long way apart: 55 g against 42 g at actuation, so the Durock T1 asks noticeably more of your fingers across a long session. They register at the same 2.0 mm, then part company on depth: 4.0 mm on the Durock T1 against 3.5 mm on the TTC Bluish White. The stroke itself is shared: both give a finger something to aim at on the way down. Same stroke character, so the spring is the fact to weigh.
Sound decides more of these arguments than force curves do. Played back to back, the Durock T1 is deep thocky tap with a big D-shaped bump against poppy muted tap with a big rounded bump from the TTC Bluish White. Worth repeating: the audio here is a simulation built from specs and community descriptions, not a recording of either switch.
On what they cost to fill a board, the Durock T1 is premium priced, while the TTC Bluish White is mid priced. Factory lube on both, so the smoothness you hear in the player is roughly the smoothness you get.
So who should buy which? For gaming we lean toward the TTC Bluish White, because a lighter spring at actuation goes its way. For long typing sessions the Durock T1 makes the stronger case, since nothing about it gets tiring by the afternoon, which is the whole test for a writing switch. And if your keyboard shares a room with other people, the Durock T1 is the one we would trust, as it is the one of these two you would not apologize for. The player above is the cheapest part of this decision, so use it before your wallet is involved.
There is more on both than a head-to-head can carry. Start with the Durock T1 page and the TTC Bluish White page. Or leave switches aside for a minute and run your current keyboard through the free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Durock T1 or TTC Bluish White for gaming?
We pick the TTC Bluish White for gaming. Of the two it has the quicker, less intrusive stroke, winning on a lighter spring at actuation.
Durock T1 or TTC Bluish White: which one is quieter?
They are close. Neither is a silent switch and neither clicks, so loudness depends mostly on how hard you bottom out and the board they sit in. Their character differs though: the Durock T1 leans toward deep thocky tap with a big D-shaped bump, while the TTC Bluish White is poppy muted tap with a big rounded bump.
Which switch is heavier, the Durock T1 or the TTC Bluish White?
The Durock T1, by 13 g. Both figures are published at actuation, 55 g against 42 g, so they are measured at the same point and can be read straight.
Which is cheaper to fill a board with, the Durock T1 or the TTC Bluish White?
The TTC Bluish White 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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