BSUN Huts vs HMX Swift
The BSUN Huts and the HMX Swift are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the HMX Swift is lighter to actuate (42g versus 45g); travel is 3.5 mm on the BSUN Huts and 3.9 mm on the HMX Swift; stock they sound different: clacky bsun linear versus creamy, mid-pitched.
- Cheaper per switchHMX Swift$0.35 versus $0.40
Choose the BSUN Huts if
- you want a switch popular for clacky budget linears.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (45g).
Choose the HMX Swift if
- you want a switch popular for gaming.
- you want a switch popular for typing.
- you want a lighter keystroke (42g).
- you want to spend less per switch.
BSUN Huts vs HMX Swift, spec by spec
| BSUN Huts | HMX Swift | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 42g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | 50g |
| Pre-travel | n/a | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3.9 mm |
| Stem | POM | LY |
| Top housing | PC | nylon |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | single-stage |
| Factory lube | factory lubed | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.40 | $0.35 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | clacky BSUN linear | creamy, mid-pitched |
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
Highlighted rows are where the two differ; a check marks the objectively stronger spec (price, battery, modability). Feel and preference rows never get a check. Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.
Where they sit among all 227 switches we track
22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the BSUN Huts; 15% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the HMX Swift.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the BSUN Huts; 55% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the HMX Swift.
48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the BSUN Huts; 30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the HMX Swift.
Where to buy the BSUN Huts
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Where to buy the HMX Swift
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