Akko Penguin Silent vs TTC Silent Bluish White V2
The Akko Penguin Silent and the TTC Silent Bluish White V2 are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the TTC Silent Bluish White V2 is lighter to actuate (42g versus 43g); travel is 3.3 mm on the Akko Penguin Silent and 3.5 mm on the TTC Silent Bluish White V2; stock they sound different: muted, soft tactile thump versus near-silent, damped.
- Cheaper per switchAkko Penguin Silent$0.24 versus $0.55
Choose the Akko Penguin Silent if
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (43g).
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the TTC Silent Bluish White V2 if
- you want a lighter keystroke (42g).
Akko Penguin Silent vs TTC Silent Bluish White V2, spec by spec
| Akko Penguin Silent | TTC Silent Bluish White V2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent tactile | Silent tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 43g | 42g |
| Bottom-out force | 60g | 50g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.3 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Stem | n/a | POM |
| Top housing | n/a | PC |
| Bottom housing | n/a | PA66 |
| Spring | n/a | extended |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 3-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.24 (stronger spec) | $0.55 |
| Sound profile | muted, soft tactile thump | near-silent, damped |
| 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
19% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Akko Penguin Silent; 15% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the TTC Silent Bluish White V2.
8% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Akko Penguin Silent; 16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the TTC Silent Bluish White V2.
13% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Akko Penguin Silent; 70% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the TTC Silent Bluish White V2.
Where to buy the Akko Penguin Silent
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Where to buy the TTC Silent Bluish White V2
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