HMX Cheese

Linear HMX

HMX Cheese switch
HMX product image

HMX Cheese is a factory-lubed linear with a creamy thock-leaning stock sound, one of the more popular value HMX options for midrange custom keyboards.

HMX Cheese specs

Type Linear
Actuation force 45g
Bottom-out force n/a
Pre-travel n/a
Total travel 3.5 mm
Stem POM
Top housing PC
Bottom housing nylon
Spring n/a
Factory lube factory lubed
Pins 5-pin
Typical price $0.45 / switch
Sound profile creamy thocky linear
Released 2023

Spec fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers rather than guesses.

Unverified: specs compiled from manufacturer listings

Switches similar to the HMX Cheese

HMX Cloud Linear The HMX Cloud is a soft, creamy 50g-bottom linear with an LY stem and nylon-blend housings; a heavier 63.5g variant is also available. Compare: HMX Cheese vs HMX Cloud
HMX Poro Linear The HMX Poro is a rounded, creamy 50g-bottom linear with a slightly shorter 3.7mm travel; a lighter 42g-bottom version is also sold. Compare: HMX Cheese vs HMX Poro
HMX Macchiato Linear The HMX Macchiato is the switch that put HMX on the map: a 50g-bottom linear with a POK stem and full-nylon housing that lands mid-deep and thocky out of the box. Compare: HMX Cheese vs HMX Macchiato

Which keyboards can use it?

Any hot-swap board with standard MX sockets accepts the HMX Cheese (5-pin: check that your plate or PCB supports 5-pin, or clip the legs). Use the KeebScout database to shortlist hot-swap boards that fit your budget and size, or browse the keyboard database.

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