Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro vs Outemu Brown
The Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro and the Outemu Brown are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro is lighter to actuate (45g versus 50g); travel is 3.3 mm on the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro and 4 mm on the Outemu Brown; stock they sound different: soft, muted tactile versus neutral, light tactile tick.
- Cheaper per switchOutemu Brown$0.12 versus $0.20
- 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 first customs.
- you want a lighter keystroke (45g).
- you want a factory-lubed switch out of the box.
Choose the Outemu Brown if
- you want a switch popular for budget prebuilts.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (50g).
- you want to spend less per switch.
Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro vs Outemu Brown, spec by spec
| Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro | Outemu Brown | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 50g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2.2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.3 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | light (stronger spec) | none |
| Pins | 5-pin | 3-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.20 | $0.12 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | soft, muted tactile | neutral, light tactile tick |
| Released | 2022 | n/a |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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; 52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Outemu Brown.
8% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Outemu Brown.
5% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro; 0% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Outemu Brown.
Where to buy the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro
Where to buy the Outemu Brown
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