Akko CS Lavender Purple vs Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro
The Akko CS Lavender Purple and the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro are separated mostly by spring weight, 4 g of it at actuation, with the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro the firmer press and the Akko CS Lavender Purple the easier one to hold down. Our switch library 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 Lavender Purple | Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 36 g | 40 g |
| Bottom-out force | not published | not published |
| Pre-travel | 1.9 mm | 1.9 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.8 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.
Verdict
This is a tactile versus tactile contest: the Akko CS Lavender Purple and the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro share the same stroke character, which makes the smaller spec gaps decisive. The Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro is the firmer of the two at actuation, 40 g to 36 g, though 4 g is not much to choose between. Stroke depth separates them too: 4.0 mm on the Akko CS Lavender Purple against 3.8 mm on the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro, which you hear at the bottom as much as you feel it. The Akko CS Lavender Purple comes out ahead of the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro for gaming and for typing, and it is the safer of the two in a shared room, so this comparison has one answer instead of a set of them.
- Overall pick
- Akko CS Lavender Purple
No use case rescues the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro here. The Akko CS Lavender Purple wins gaming, typing and the office question alike, so the block collapses to one.
Force curves
Akko CS Lavender Purple
Akko publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the dashed end of the curve is an estimate, not a spec. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers.
Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro
Akko publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the dashed end of the curve is an estimate, not a spec. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers.
Akko CS Lavender Purple or Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro: the long answer
Read the spec sheet once, carefully, and most of this decision makes itself. At actuation the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro is the firmer press, 40 g against 36 g, a difference you notice after a paragraph rather than on the first keystroke. Type is not in play. Both are tactiles, and both give a finger something to aim at on the way down. They register at the same 1.9 mm, then part company on depth: 4.0 mm on the Akko CS Lavender Purple against 3.8 mm on the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro. Same family of stroke, so read the detail rather than the headline.
Sound is where most people finally pick a side. The Akko CS Lavender Purple sits at poppy snappy tap with an early bump; the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro answers with crisp poppy clack with a big up-front bump. These demos are synthesized from published specs and documented character rather than studio recordings, which every player on the site says plainly.
On cost and convenience, both are budget friendly. Factory lube on both, so the smoothness you hear in the player is roughly the smoothness you get.
This one does not split. Every axis we score points the same direction: the Akko CS Lavender Purple is our pick for gaming, for typing and for a shared desk. On speed, the honest answer is that either would do, and it wins on a margin too small to feel. On typing feel, nothing about it gets tiring by the afternoon, which is the whole test for a writing switch. On noise, it is the quieter of the two once the room is listening. That leaves the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro to anyone who preferred its voice in the player above, which is a good enough reason on its own. Whichever way you land, listen to both above with the volume trims matched before you spend anything.
Each of these has a page of its own with the full spec sheet and the sound notes. Start with the Akko CS Lavender Purple page and the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro page. If you are here to check the board you already own, use our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Akko CS Lavender Purple or the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro the better gaming switch?
We pick the Akko CS Lavender Purple for gaming. Honestly either is fine here. It takes the nod once the scoring is added up, and only just.
Is the Akko CS Lavender Purple quieter than the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro?
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 Lavender Purple reading as poppy snappy tap with an early bump against crisp poppy clack with a big up-front bump from the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro.
Which switch is heavier, the Akko CS Lavender Purple or the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro?
The Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro, by 4 g. Both figures are published at actuation, 40 g against 36 g, so they are measured at the same point and can be read straight.
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