Akko Rosewood vs Akko CS Snow Blue Grey
The Akko Rosewood and the Akko CS Snow Blue Grey are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Akko Rosewood is lighter to actuate (40g versus 43g); stock they sound different: deep, thocky versus thocky, rounded.
Choose the Akko Rosewood if
- you want a switch popular for thocky builds.
- you want a lighter keystroke (40g).
Choose the Akko CS Snow Blue Grey if
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (43g).
Akko Rosewood vs Akko CS Snow Blue Grey, spec by spec
| Akko Rosewood | Akko CS Snow Blue Grey | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 40g | 43g |
| Bottom-out force | 50g | 50g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 1.9 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | n/a | POM |
| Top housing | PA12 | PC |
| Bottom housing | PA6 | nylon |
| Spring | extended | extended |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.20 | $0.20 |
| Sound profile | deep, thocky | thocky, rounded |
| Released | 2024 | 2024 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
7% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Akko Rosewood; 19% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Akko CS Snow Blue Grey.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Akko Rosewood; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Akko CS Snow Blue Grey.
5% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Akko Rosewood; 5% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Akko CS Snow Blue Grey.
Where to buy the Akko Rosewood
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Where to buy the Akko CS Snow Blue Grey
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