Unlike PrimeKB’s Alpacas, though, the Tangerine V2s come in two varieties – a light green-stemmed 62g variant, and a dark green- stemmed 67g variant. The C3 Equalz Tangerine V2 switches, which I will now short to Tangerine V2s for the rest of this document to save both my sanity and my stroke count on these switches, have certainly been among the most hyped linear switches rivaled only be Alpacas so far in 2020. The earlier versions of Tangerine switches have all since been discontinued prior to the release of the Equalz C3 Tangerine V2 line and there will likely not ever be a restocking due to the switch in switch manufacturers by TKC.Ĭ3 Equalz Tangerine V2 Switch Performance As of the writing time of this document, these switches will be restocked on their website as of March of 2020. The two big differences between these switches and the ones that were originally planned are the translucent, rather than opaque, housings as well as these being produced by JWK rather than Gateron.įirst being shipped to customers in mid to late January of 2020, these switches sold extremely well and have plans to be stocked on TKC to some regular extent. Equalz C3 Tangerine V2s – These are the switches that these reviews are for. However, due to (rumored) issues surrounding the Linjar groupbuy, Gateron no longer was willing to produce these pieces. Riding shortly after the success of the Linjar switches, and in my opinion strongly influenced by them, the first C3 Tangerine V2 was to be an opaque orange house with a green stem and was also to be produced by Gateron. C3 Tangerine V2 – While it may have escaped the memory of many enthusiasts within the hobby, these switches are not the first time that an orange-housed, green-stemmed linear tangerine switch was pitched to the community at large. (The designation of V1.5 is self-chosen due to a want for a distinction between the western and Chinese rounds but is not officially recognized by TKC.) Featuring the same black bottomed switch as before, this new round also featured a milky bottomed option with a 62g spring. C3 Tangerine V1.5 – After the success in the Chinese market, the C3 Tangerines made their appearance to the western world at large. Coming in 67g weightings only, these switches were manufactured by Gateron and sold exclusively to the Chinese market. I will continue to use this website to purchase other switches, they are legit and I appreciate that they always send stickers with your orders.-C3 Tangerine V1 – The very first of the Tangerine line, these switches featured black bottoms, clear tops, and the iconic tangerine orange stems.
I also hope they focus a little more on quality control because of the same mistakes on this order were on my previous order such as the bent pins and the missing switches. There are better options for stock linear switches and Tangies are not it. I would not recommend this for someone who is not into modifying switches or keyboards because trust me, in my opinion, it needs some work. To sum it up, it is an OK switch but with a few modifications, it can be a great product. I use them on my Ducky one 3 mini and it makes a great combination. They are very smooth right out of the box and are very consistent from switch to switch and the price is same as the Tangerines.
I would highly recommend if people are looking for good stock switches where they do not have to do any modifications, to try out the Gateron Oil Kings (trust me), they are a much better option. I was expecting good out of box switches but this was not it for me. The films should help reduce the stem wobble and the lubrication would give it a much smother feeling when typing or gaming.
this switch would be a good practice for me to film them up and lube them. I was also missing 2 switches so that's that. I also did not like that some of the switches had bent pins, I had fixed them and it is not that difficult as long as you are being gentle with it. There is a lot of play when moving it horizontally and vertically, you can feel it as you type and game. My biggest con about this switch is the stem wobble. The price was good and the shipping was great as usual along with the updates. Some positives was that the housing looks very nice, especially when using RGB and UHMWPE ( a low friction plastic) is a great material for switches. I wanted to see the hype behind the Tangies so I purchased the 62g version.
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