Durock Alpaca V2 vs Silent Alpaca
The Durock Alpaca V2 and the Silent Alpaca are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Durock Alpaca V2 is linear and the Silent Alpaca is silent linear; travel is 4 mm on the Durock Alpaca V2 and 3.5 mm on the Silent Alpaca; stock they sound different: smooth, muted clack versus damped silent linear.
- Cheaper per switchDurock Alpaca V2$0.56 versus $0.70
Choose the Durock Alpaca V2 if
- you want a switch popular for enthusiast custom builds.
- you want a switch popular for lube and film projects.
- you prefer a linear feel.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Silent Alpaca if
- you want a switch popular for office.
- you want a switch popular for quiet linear builds.
- you prefer a silent linear feel.
Durock Alpaca V2 vs Silent Alpaca, spec by spec
| Durock Alpaca V2 | Silent Alpaca | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Silent linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | n/a | 62g |
| Bottom-out force | 62g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | 62g gold-plated, bottom-out weighted | 62g |
| Factory lube | light | factory lubed |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.56 (stronger spec) | $0.70 |
| Sound profile | smooth, muted clack | damped silent linear |
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
90% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Silent Alpaca.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Durock Alpaca V2; 16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Silent Alpaca.
81% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Durock Alpaca V2; 91% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Silent Alpaca.
Where to buy the Durock Alpaca V2
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Where to buy the Silent Alpaca
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