Akko Fairy Silent vs Gateron Silent Brown
The Akko Fairy Silent and the Gateron Silent Brown are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Akko Fairy Silent is silent linear and the Gateron Silent Brown is silent tactile; the Gateron Silent Brown is lighter to actuate (45g versus 50g); travel is 3.3 mm on the Akko Fairy Silent and 3.5 mm on the Gateron Silent Brown.
- Cheaper per switchAkko Fairy Silent$0.24 versus $0.45
Choose the Akko Fairy Silent if
- you want a switch popular for office.
- you want a switch popular for quiet builds.
- you want a switch popular for budget builds.
- you prefer a silent linear feel.
Choose the Gateron Silent Brown if
- you want a switch popular for quiet tactile office.
- you prefer a silent tactile feel.
- you want a lighter keystroke (45g).
Akko Fairy Silent vs Gateron Silent Brown, spec by spec
| Akko Fairy Silent | Gateron Silent Brown | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent linear | Silent tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 50g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | 60g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.3 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Stem | n/a | n/a |
| Top housing | n/a | n/a |
| Bottom housing | n/a | n/a |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | n/a |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.24 (stronger spec) | $0.45 |
| Sound profile | hushed, muted | silent light tactile |
| Released | 2023 | 2019 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Fairy Silent; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Gateron Silent Brown.
8% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Akko Fairy Silent; 16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Silent Brown.
13% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Akko Fairy Silent; 56% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron Silent Brown.
Where to buy the Akko Fairy Silent
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Where to buy the Gateron Silent Brown
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