Akko Creamy Purple vs Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro
The Akko Creamy Purple and the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 4 mm on the Akko Creamy Purple and 3.3 mm on the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro; stock they sound different: creamy linear versus poppy, clacky; the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro costs less per switch ($0.20 versus $0.40).
- Cheaper per switchAkko V3 Cream Yellow Pro$0.20 versus $0.40
Choose the Akko Creamy Purple if
- you want a switch popular for creamy Akko linears.
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.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Akko Creamy Purple vs Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro, spec by spec
| Akko Creamy Purple | Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 50g | 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 | n/a | PC |
| Bottom housing | n/a | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | factory lubed | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.40 | $0.20 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | creamy linear | poppy, clacky |
| Released | 2023 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Creamy Purple; 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 Purple; 8% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro.
48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Akko Creamy Purple; 5% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro.
Where to buy the Akko Creamy Purple
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Where to buy the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro
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