Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro vs Kailh Box Brown
The Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro and the Kailh Box Brown are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.3 mm on the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro and 3.6 mm on the Kailh Box Brown; stock they sound different: soft, muted tactile versus subtle, muted; the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro costs less per switch ($0.20 versus $0.30).
- Cheaper per switchAkko V3 Cream Blue Pro$0.20 versus $0.30
- Lubed from the factoryAkko V3 Cream Blue Prousable out of the box without lubing
Choose the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro if
- you want a switch popular for budget builds.
- you want a switch popular for office.
- you want a switch popular for first customs.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Kailh Box Brown if
- you want a switch popular for light tactiles.
- you want a switch popular for durability.
Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro vs Kailh Box Brown, spec by spec
| Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro | Kailh Box Brown | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2.2 mm | 1.8 mm |
| Total travel | 3.3 mm | 3.6 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | single-stage |
| Factory lube | light (stronger spec) | none |
| Pins | 5-pin | 3-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.20 (stronger spec) | $0.30 |
| Sound profile | soft, muted tactile | subtle, muted |
| Released | 2022 | 2017 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Kailh Box Brown.
8% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro; 34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Box Brown.
5% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro; 24% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Box Brown.
Where to buy the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro
Where to buy the Kailh Box Brown
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