Dareu Snow
vsKailh White Owl
Hear them
Side by side
| Dareu Snow | Kailh White Owl | |
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Sound | Balanced | Recorded |
| Loudness | -39.5 dB | -39.6 dB |
| Pitch | 2,291 Hz | 2,359 Hz |
| Spring weight | 63.4 g | 63.6 g |
| Actuation force | 42.7 g | 44 g |
| Bottom-out force | 74.5 g | 88.5 g |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.9 mm |
Force curves compared
Both curves modeled from each switch's measured actuation, bottom-out values.
Which should you pick?
The Dareu Snow and Kailh White Owl are both linear switches, but they feel and sound different enough to be worth comparing directly.
Kailh White Owl runs the heavier spring at 63.6g versus 63.4g — about 0.20000000000000284g more — so it feels more deliberate under the finger, while Dareu Snow is quicker and lighter to press.
On sound, Dareu Snow is the louder of the two at -39.5dB versus -39.6dB (0.10000000000000142dB quieter), pitched lower at roughly 2,291Hz. It reads as balanced, while Kailh White Owl comes across more recorded.
Pick Dareu Snow if you want a lighter, faster press and a louder, more present sound. Pick Kailh White Owl if you'd rather have a heavier, more controlled press and a quieter typing sound. Use the players above to hear which one you actually prefer.
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