Akko Fairy Silent vs Gateron Silent Yellow
The Akko Fairy Silent and the Gateron Silent Yellow are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.3 mm on the Akko Fairy Silent and 3.5 mm on the Gateron Silent Yellow; stock they sound different: hushed, muted versus silent mid linear; the Akko Fairy Silent costs less per switch ($0.24 versus $0.45).
- Cheaper per switchAkko Fairy Silent$0.24 versus $0.45
Choose the Akko Fairy Silent if
- you want a switch popular for quiet builds.
- you want a switch popular for budget builds.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Gateron Silent Yellow if
- you want a switch popular for quiet boards.
Akko Fairy Silent vs Gateron Silent Yellow, spec by spec
| Akko Fairy Silent | Gateron Silent Yellow | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent linear | Silent linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 50g | 50g |
| 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 mid linear |
| Released | 2023 | 2020 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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; 52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Gateron Silent Yellow.
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 Yellow.
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 Yellow.
Where to buy the Akko Fairy Silent
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Where to buy the Gateron Silent Yellow
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