Akko Creamy Magnetic vs Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro
The Akko Creamy Magnetic and the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro are often cross-shopped. The main differences: they are not interchangeable: the Akko Creamy Magnetic is a magnetic Hall-effect switch that only fits keyboards built for it, not the standard MX hot-swap sockets the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro uses; travel is 4 mm on the Akko Creamy Magnetic and 3.3 mm on the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro; stock they sound different: creamy magnetic linear versus poppy, clacky.
Choose the Akko Creamy Magnetic if
- you want a switch popular for Akko HE boards.
- you want a switch popular for smooth linear HE.
Choose the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro if
- you want a switch popular for budget builds.
- you want a switch popular for gaming.
- you want a switch popular for first customs.
Akko Creamy Magnetic vs Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro, spec by spec
| Akko Creamy Magnetic | Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Hall-effect boards that support it | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | n/a | 50g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | 60g |
| Pre-travel | n/a | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.3 mm |
| Stem | n/a | POM |
| Top housing | PC | PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | factory lubed | light |
| Pins | n/a | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | n/a | $0.20 |
| Sound profile | creamy magnetic linear | poppy, clacky |
| Released | 2024 | 2022 |
Highlighted rows are where the two differ; a check marks the objectively stronger spec (price, battery, modability). Feel and preference rows never get a check. Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.
Where they sit among all 227 switches we track
52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Akko Creamy Magnetic; 8% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro.
5% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro.
Where to buy the Akko Creamy Magnetic
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Where to buy the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro
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