Akko CS Jelly Pink vs Akko CS Rose Red
Stroke depth is the widest real gap between the Akko CS Jelly Pink and the Akko CS Rose Red, 0.5 mm of it, and it shapes the bottom-out you hear in the player below. Our switch library puts these two on each other's shortlist, and the player below is the fastest way to settle it: match the volumes, then work down through the table and the verdict.
Hear them back to back
simulated from real specssound loads on your first tapShortcuts: press A or B anywhere outside a text box to fire that burst. Use the volume trims to loudness-match the pair before judging which sounds better.
Spec by spec
| Spec | Akko CS Jelly Pink | Akko CS Rose Red |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 45 g | 43 g |
| Bottom-out force | 55 g (our estimate) | 55 g (our estimate) |
| Pre-travel | 1.9 mm | 1.9 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | No | No |
| Factory lubed | Yes | Yes |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Budget | Budget |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Akko advertises an actuation force for both of these, so the two headline figures in this table are measured at the same point and can be read against each other. Akko publishes no bottom-out figure for either of these, so the two figures marked "our estimate" are our own derivation from the forces that are published rather than a rating. How that derivation works .
Verdict
This is a linear versus linear contest: the Akko CS Jelly Pink and the Akko CS Rose Red share the same stroke character, which makes the smaller spec gaps decisive. The Akko CS Rose Red also stops sooner, 3.5 mm of total travel against 4.0 mm. The Akko CS Jelly Pink is the firmer of the two at actuation, 45 g to 43 g, though 2 g is not much to choose between. Split by use: the Akko CS Rose Red for gaming, the Akko CS Jelly Pink for typing and a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- Akko CS Rose Red
- Typing pick
- Akko CS Jelly Pink
- Office pick
- Akko CS Jelly Pink
Force curves
Akko CS Jelly Pink
Akko publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the 55 g at the end of the stroke is our estimate and the run into it is dashed. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers. How we derive it.
Akko CS Rose Red
Akko publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the 55 g at the end of the stroke is our estimate and the run into it is dashed. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers. How we derive it.
Akko CS Jelly Pink or Akko CS Rose Red: the long answer
Start with feel, because it settles most switch arguments before sound comes up. They register at the same 1.9 mm, then part company on depth: 4.0 mm on the Akko CS Jelly Pink against 3.5 mm on the Akko CS Rose Red. The stroke itself is shared: nothing sits between the top of either key and the bottom. At actuation they sit 2 g apart, 45 g against 43 g, close enough that lube and housing will decide the feel before the spring does. Neither one out-feels the other on type, so the small differences in the table are where the decision lives.
What the table cannot tell you is how either one lands in a room. Put them through the player above and the Akko CS Jelly Pink lands as bright glassy clack from the full-PC housing where the Akko CS Rose Red lands as soft light patter, easygoing and unobtrusive. Both packs are synthesized rather than recorded, so read the comparison as a faithful sketch of each voice and not as a measurement of it.
On price and practicality, both are budget friendly. Factory lube on both, so the smoothness you hear in the player is roughly the smoothness you get.
Answer the use case and the switch follows. Games point at the Akko CS Rose Red, because the honest answer is that either would do, and it wins on a margin too small to feel. Writing points at the Akko CS Jelly Pink, since its keystroke stays consistent and comfortable across a full day of writing. A shared room points at the Akko CS Jelly Pink, as it is the quieter of the two once the room is listening. None of this beats hearing them yourself, which the player above lets you do in about a minute.
Each of these has a page of its own with the full spec sheet and the sound notes. Start with the Akko CS Jelly Pink page and the Akko CS Rose Red page, or test how your current keyboard performs with our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Akko CS Jelly Pink or the Akko CS Rose Red the better gaming switch?
We pick the Akko CS Rose Red for gaming. This is close to a coin toss. The scoring hands it over by a margin you would not feel in a match.
Which is quieter, the Akko CS Jelly Pink or the Akko CS Rose Red?
Volume is roughly a wash: no dampening and no click mechanism on either, so your typing force and your case decide the level. The character is not a wash, with the Akko CS Jelly Pink reading as bright glassy clack from the full-PC housing against soft light patter, easygoing and unobtrusive from the Akko CS Rose Red.
Which has the heavier spring, the Akko CS Jelly Pink or the Akko CS Rose Red?
The Akko CS Jelly Pink, and the comparison is clean: actuation on both sides, 45 g to 43 g.
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