Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro vs Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro

Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro or Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro: the long answer

The table above already holds the answer. Here is what it means under a finger. At actuation the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro is the firmer press, 45 g against 40 g, a difference you notice after a paragraph rather than on the first keystroke. Travel differs at both ends, with the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro registering first at 1.9 mm and the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro running deepest at 3.8 mm. These are two Akko tactiles, so each one puts a felt event in the middle of the stroke. None of these gaps is large. Stack them up and they still point somewhere, but gently.

The ears usually get the last word here. Through the A/B player above, the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro comes through as muted rounded tap, soft landing, while the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro reads as 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. Both come factory lubed, so neither needs work out of the box.

Where we land: the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro unless noise is the deciding factor. On speed, a lighter spring at actuation and a shorter distance to actuation go its way. On a long draft, it holds the same feel from the first hour of writing to the last. When other people are listening, the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro instead, as it makes the least fuss of the pair in a shared space. Before you order either, match the volume trims above and hear them back to back.

Each of these has a page of its own with the full spec sheet and the sound notes. Start with the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro 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.

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