Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive vs TTC Gold Pink V2
This one is a tactile against a linear: the Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive and the TTC Gold Pink V2 feel different from the first press, and no amount of tuning closes that. Our switch library links the two to each other for that reason. Play the A/B bursts below to hear them back to back, match the volumes, then read the spec table and the verdict.
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 | Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive | TTC Gold Pink V2 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Linear |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 30 g | 37 g |
| Bottom-out force | not published | 42 g |
| Pre-travel | 2.2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 4 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | No | No |
| Factory lubed | Yes | Yes |
| MX-compatible stem | No | Yes |
| Price tier | Premium | Mid-range |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Both makers rate these at actuation, which is the one case where the advertised numbers compare directly. Every other force row still has to be matched basis to basis.
Verdict
Start with feel: the Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive gives you a tactile stroke and the TTC Gold Pink V2 a linear one, and no amount of tuning changes that. Check your board first: the Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive does not use an MX style stem, so the two are not interchangeable in the same keyboard. Weight is nearly even at actuation: 37 g for the TTC Gold Pink V2 against 30 g, a gap most fingers will barely register. Split by use: the TTC Gold Pink V2 for gaming, the Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive for typing and a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- TTC Gold Pink V2
- Typing pick
- Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive
- Office pick
- Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive
Force curves
Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive
Topre publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the dashed end of the curve is an estimate, not a spec. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers.
TTC Gold Pink V2
Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive or TTC Gold Pink V2: the long answer
Put the two side by side on paper before you trust your ears. Start with the stroke, because the TTC Gold Pink V2 runs smooth the whole way down while the Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive raises a bump at the point it registers. At actuation the TTC Gold Pink V2 is the firmer press, 37 g against 30 g, a difference you notice after a paragraph rather than on the first keystroke. Same depth, different trigger point: 2.0 mm on the TTC Gold Pink V2 against 2.2 mm on the Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive, both inside 4.0 mm. Everything after this is a refinement of a choice you have already made by picking a type.
Now the part spec sheets cannot carry: the voice. The Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive sits at feather-light softened thock; the TTC Gold Pink V2 answers with feather-light soft patter, barely-there landing. 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 Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive is premium priced, while the TTC Gold Pink V2 is mid priced. Factory lube on both, so the smoothness you hear in the player is roughly the smoothness you get. One compatibility warning: the Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive does not use an MX style stem, so it will not drop into a standard hot-swap board or accept ordinary MX keycaps.
So who should buy which? For gaming we lean toward the TTC Gold Pink V2, because there is no event in the middle of the stroke to fight on a fast repeat. For long typing sessions the Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive makes the stronger case, since the bump gives your fingers a landmark on every keystroke. And if your keyboard shares a room with other people, the Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive is the one we would trust, as it is the one of these two you would not apologize for. None of this beats hearing them yourself, which the player above lets you do in about a minute.
There is more on both than a head-to-head can carry. Start with the Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive page and the TTC Gold Pink V2 page. If you are here to check the board you already own, use our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better for gaming, the Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive or the TTC Gold Pink V2?
We pick the TTC Gold Pink V2 for gaming. On a fast repeat the tactile bump on the Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive is one event too many, and the linear does not have it.
Which is quieter, the Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive or the TTC Gold Pink V2?
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 Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive reading as feather-light softened thock against feather-light soft patter, barely-there landing from the TTC Gold Pink V2.
Which has the heavier spring, the Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive or the TTC Gold Pink V2?
The TTC Gold Pink V2, by 7 g. Both figures are published at actuation, 37 g against 30 g, so they are measured at the same point and can be read straight.
Can the Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive and the TTC Gold Pink V2 go in the same keyboard?
No. The Topre 30g / 35g Electrocapacitive does not use an MX style stem, so it needs a board built for it and will not take ordinary MX keycaps, while the TTC Gold Pink V2 is a standard MX switch. Whichever you pick decides the keyboard, not the other way round.
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