Dareu Blue Sky V3
vsRedragon A120 Bean
Hear them
Side by side
| Dareu Blue Sky V3 | Redragon A120 Bean | |
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Sound | Balanced | Balanced |
| Loudness | -24.2 dB | -26.8 dB |
| Pitch | 2,436 Hz | 2,996 Hz |
| Spring weight | 68.2 g | 68.2 g |
| Actuation force | 46.1 g | 46.9 g |
| Bottom-out force | 82.2 g | 80.5 g |
| Total travel | 3.8 mm | 3.8 mm |
Force curves compared
Both curves modeled from each switch's measured actuation, bottom-out values.
Which should you pick?
The Dareu Blue Sky V3 and Redragon A120 Bean are both linear switches, but they feel and sound different enough to be worth comparing directly.
Both use a 68.2g spring, so they weigh about the same under the finger.
On sound, Dareu Blue Sky V3 is the louder of the two at -24.2dB versus -26.8dB (2.6000000000000014dB quieter), pitched lower at roughly 2,436Hz. It reads as balanced, while Redragon A120 Bean comes across more balanced.
Pick Dareu Blue Sky V3 if you want a louder, more present sound. Pick Redragon A120 Bean if you'd rather have a quieter typing sound. Use the players above to hear which one you actually prefer.
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