Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro vs Akko V3 Piano Pro
The Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro and the Akko V3 Piano Pro are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Akko V3 Piano Pro is lighter to actuate (45g versus 50g); travel is 3.3 mm on the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro and 3.5 mm on the Akko V3 Piano Pro; stock they sound different: poppy, clacky versus clacky, resonant.
Choose the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro if
- you want a switch popular for gaming.
- you want a switch popular for first customs.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (50g).
Choose the Akko V3 Piano Pro if
- you want a switch popular for clacky builds.
- you want a lighter keystroke (45g).
Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro vs Akko V3 Piano Pro, spec by spec
| Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro | Akko V3 Piano Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 50g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | 60g | 55g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 1.9 mm |
| Total travel | 3.3 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.20 | $0.20 |
| Sound profile | poppy, clacky | clacky, resonant |
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 V3 Cream Yellow Pro; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Akko V3 Piano Pro.
8% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro; 16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Akko V3 Piano Pro.
5% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro; 5% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Akko V3 Piano Pro.
Where to buy the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro
Where to buy the Akko V3 Piano Pro
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