Silent Alpaca vs Wuque Studio WS Silent Linear
The Silent Alpaca and the Wuque Studio WS Silent Linear are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Wuque Studio WS Silent Linear is lighter to actuate (50g versus 62g); stock they sound different: damped silent linear versus near-silent, crisp for a silent.
Choose the Silent Alpaca if
- you want a switch popular for quiet linear builds.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (62g).
Choose the Wuque Studio WS Silent Linear if
- you want a switch popular for quiet builds.
- you want a lighter keystroke (50g).
Silent Alpaca vs Wuque Studio WS Silent Linear, spec by spec
| Silent Alpaca | Wuque Studio WS Silent Linear | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent linear | Silent linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 62g | 50g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | 63.5g |
| Pre-travel | n/a | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | nylon |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | 62g | single-stage |
| Factory lube | factory lubed | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.70 | n/a |
| Sound profile | damped silent linear | near-silent, crisp for a silent |
| Released | 2021 | 2022 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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; 52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Wuque Studio WS Silent Linear.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Silent Alpaca; 16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Wuque Studio WS Silent Linear.
91% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Silent Alpaca.
Where to buy the Silent Alpaca
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Where to buy the Wuque Studio WS Silent Linear
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