Durock Sunflower/POM T1 vs T1

Which Keyboard Switch Is Better?

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Durock Sunflower/POM T1
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Our Verdict

Durock Sunflower/POM T1

Durock T1

Durock T1 and Durock Sunflower/POM T1 are similar tactile switches with a strong bump and short pre-travel. Both switches have similar smoothness out of the box, but the Sunflower/POM T1 switches have housings made of POM plastic, which means they do get a bit smoother as you break them in, even without home lubing.

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Variants

  • Sunflower/POM T1 (110 Pcs)
  • Sunflower/POM T1 (70 Pcs)
  • T1 (20 Pcs)
  • T1 (70 Pcs)

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70 Pcs
Sunflower/POM T1
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90 Pcs
Sunflower/POM T1
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110 Pcs
Sunflower/POM T1
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20 Pcs
T1
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Design

Compatibility 
 

8.1
8.1

Housing Picture 
 

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Durock Sunflower/POM T1 Housing Picture
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Durock T1 Housing Picture

Cherry MX PCB Pinout 
 

Yes
Yes

Pin Count 
 

5
5

Keycap Mount 
 

MX Style
MX Style

Illumination 
 

3.0
8.0

Upper Housing Color 
 

Grey
Black

Upper Housing Finish 
 

Opaque
Smoky
Performance

Keystrokes 
 

Actuation Graph  

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Durock Sunflower/POM T1 Actuation Graph
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Durock T1 Actuation Graph

Feel 
 

Tactile
Tactile

Initial Force 
 

36gf
35gf

Peak Tactile Force 
 

68gf
67gf

Actuation Force 
 

46gf
46gf

Bottom-Out Force 
 

66gf
68gf

Actuation Distance (Pre-Travel) 
 

2.6 mm
2.4 mm

Bottom-Out Distance 
 

3.6 mm
3.9 mm

Factory Smoothness 
 

7.7
7.7

Smoothness Sample  

Keystroke Data Used For Smoothness   

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Durock Sunflower/POM T1 Keystroke Data Used For Smoothness
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Durock T1 Keystroke Data Used For Smoothness

Scratchy Factor 
 

16.1
15.8

Mid Actuation Peak Noise 
 

-69.6 dB
-69.6 dB

Mid Actuation Peak Frequency 
 

1,053 Hz
1,057 Hz

Latency 
 

6.7
6.7

Raw Data  

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Durock Sunflower/POM T1 Raw Data
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Durock T1 Raw Data

Press Average 
 

2.6 ms
2.6 ms

Press Std Dev 
 

±0.42 ms
±0.08 ms

Release Average 
 

4.8 ms
5.8 ms

Release Std Dev 
 

±0.29 ms
±0.19 ms

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70 Pcs
Sunflower/POM T1
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90 Pcs
Sunflower/POM T1
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110 Pcs
Sunflower/POM T1
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20 Pcs
T1
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Durock Sunflower/POM T1

Durock T1

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