Akko CS Jelly Pink vs Akko CS Silver
0.9 mm separates the point these two count a press, and on a fast repeat that is the difference worth caring about between the Akko CS Jelly Pink and the Akko CS Silver. Our library of every switch we simulate already points each of these at the other. Hear them back to back below with the trims matched before you read a single number.
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 Silver |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 45 g | 43 g |
| Bottom-out force | 55 g (our estimate) | 50 g (our estimate) |
| Pre-travel | 1.9 mm | 1 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3 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 we derive a bottom-out figure .
Verdict
Both the Akko CS Jelly Pink and the Akko CS Silver are linears, so this matchup comes down to weight, travel and sound rather than feel. The Akko CS Silver also actuates earlier, 1.0 mm of pre-travel against 1.9 mm, which fast players tend to notice. 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. Our picks: the Akko CS Silver for gaming, the Akko CS Jelly Pink for typing and a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- Akko CS Silver
- 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 Silver
Akko publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the 50 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 Silver: the long answer
Read the spec sheet once, carefully, and most of this decision makes itself. Neither the trigger point nor the depth matches: 1.0 mm to actuation on the Akko CS Silver against 1.9 mm, and 3.0 mm of total travel on the Akko CS Silver against 4.0 mm. The stroke itself is shared: both give you spring resistance and nothing else. 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. Same family of stroke, so read the detail rather than the headline.
What the table cannot tell you is how either one lands in a room. Two different voices: bright glassy clack from the full-PC housing on the Akko CS Jelly Pink, short bright tick, quick and shallow on the Akko CS Silver. Worth repeating: the audio here is a simulation built from specs and community descriptions, not a recording of either switch.
On cost and convenience, both are budget friendly. Both arrive lubed from the factory, which is one project you can skip either way.
So who should buy which? For gaming we lean toward the Akko CS Silver, because it wins on a lighter spring at actuation and a shorter distance to actuation. For long typing sessions the Akko CS Jelly Pink makes the stronger case, since nothing about it gets tiring by the afternoon, which is the whole test for a writing switch. And if your keyboard shares a room with other people, the Akko CS Jelly Pink is the one we would trust, as it is the quieter of the two once the room is listening. The player above is the cheapest part of this decision, so use it before your wallet is involved.
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 Silver page. Or leave switches aside for a minute and run your current keyboard through the free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Akko CS Jelly Pink or Akko CS Silver for gaming?
We pick the Akko CS Silver for gaming. The scoring gives it a lighter spring at actuation and a shorter distance to actuation against the Akko CS Jelly Pink, and both of those show up in a fast game.
Which of the Akko CS Jelly Pink and the Akko CS Silver is quieter in a shared room?
They are close. Neither is a silent switch and neither clicks, so loudness depends mostly on how hard you bottom out and the board they sit in. Their character differs though: the Akko CS Jelly Pink leans toward bright glassy clack from the full-PC housing, while the Akko CS Silver is short bright tick, quick and shallow.
Akko CS Jelly Pink vs Akko CS Silver: which one is the heavier press?
The Akko CS Jelly Pink, by 2 g. Both figures are published at actuation, 45 g against 43 g, so they are measured at the same point and can be read straight.
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