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Durock T1

Spec sheet

Type: tactile
Top housing: nylon
Bottom housing: nylon
Stem: pom
Spring: 67g actuation · 70g bottom-out
Travel: 4 mm
Factory lubed: no
Released: Mar 1, 2020

Heavy premium tactile with a sharp, pronounced bump near the top of the stroke. The nylon housing keeps sound muted and deep; the stiff spring gives deliberate actuation feedback that builders often compare to the Topre experience at a fraction of the cost. Commonly paired with 205g0 lube on housing rails only — over-lubing kills the bump.

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Side-view cross-section of a heavy nylon-housing tactile switch — top housing, POM stem with a pronounced tactile bump geometry near the top of travel, stiff coil spring, and nylon bottom housing, rendered in a single warm-grey stroke with an amber splash across the bump-and-leaf contact zone

Deep Dives

Why the Durock T1's Bump Feels the Way It Does

The Durock T1 keeps turning up as the comparison point in other switches' deep-dives — the reference a reviewer reaches for when a bump needs to read as heavy and serious. It has never had its own.

thockJul 2, 202610 min read

Switch cross-section diagram of the Gateron Lanes tactile mechanism — exploded side view showing the stepped tactile legs on the stem, the leaf-spring contact, and the housing halves rendered in warm-grey stroke with a coral splash at the stem shoulder

Deep Dives

Gateron Lanes: The Alps-Inspired Tactile Taking Over the Mid-Range

Gateron's Lanes draws its DNA from the Alps SKCM Orange — one of the most loved tactile mechanisms of the 1980s — and arrived in June 2026 with enough community conviction to sell out on first drop.

thockJun 18, 202611 min read

Vertical exploded-stack diagram of a mechanical switch, drawn in a single warm-grey stroke with horizontal dashed explode-lines and an ochre splash highlighting the cruciform stem top.

Guides

A beginner's guide to picking your first switch

Switches are the single biggest factor in how a keyboard feels and sounds, and the catalog has grown overwhelming. This guide narrows the entire market into three families, explains who each one is for, and gives a three-step path from curiosity to a confident first purchase. By the end, the reader can pick a category without second-guessing.

thockApr 30, 20267 min read

Durock T1 appears in editor-curated build sheets.

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