Tecsee Carrot  Keyboard Switch Review

Reviewed Nov 06, 2023 at 12:55pm
Test bench update Oct 02, 2025 at 10:41am
Tested using Methodology v1.0.1 
Tecsee Carrot
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Changelog

  1.  Updated Oct 03, 2025: Our 1.0.1 Test Bench Update adds clearer terminology and new measurements to our Keystrokes test with minor refinements to our Compatibility and Illumination tests. See the full changelog.
  2.  Updated Nov 06, 2023: Review published.

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Test Results

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Design
8.1
Compatibility
Cherry MX PCB Pinout
Yes
Pin Count
5
Keycap Mount
MX Style
3.0
Illumination
Upper Housing Color
Orange
Upper Housing Finish
Opaque
Performance
Keystrokes
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Feel
Linear
Initial Force
44gf
Peak Tactile Force
N/A
Actuation Force
53gf
Bottom-Out Force
67gf
Actuation Distance (Pre-Travel)
1.7 mm
Bottom-Out Distance
3.5 mm

Tecsee Carrot switches have a stock 67g spring but also include an alternate two-stage 58g spring in the box. For reference, we tested these alternate springs on five switches. You can see the results using the alternate switches here as well as an actuation graph of the 58g spring switches here.

8.1
Factory Smoothness
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Scratchy Factor
10.7
Mid Actuation Peak Noise
-69.4 dB
Mid Actuation Peak Frequency
1,052 Hz

These switches have impressive factory smoothness in their stock configuration out of the box.

If you choose to install the alternate 58g two-stage springs, it reduces the factory smoothness to a small degree. For reference, you can see the results of this switch using the alternate 58g switches here and a video with the 58g switches for sound comparison here.

8.7
Latency
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Press Average
1.1 ms
Press Std Dev
±0.01 ms
Release Average
5.5 ms
Release Std Dev
±0.10 ms

These switches offer excellent latency performance in their stock configuration out of the box.

If you choose to install the alternate 58g two-stage springs, it reduces the latency performance somewhat. For comparison, you can see the latency results using the alternate 58g switches here.