Epomaker Flamingo vs HMX Nimbus
The Epomaker Flamingo and the HMX Nimbus are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the HMX Nimbus is lighter to actuate (45g versus 47g); travel is 3.8 mm on the Epomaker Flamingo and 3.5 mm on the HMX Nimbus; stock they sound different: soft, creamy versus clacky bright linear.
- Cheaper per switchEpomaker Flamingo$0.37 versus $0.45
Choose the Epomaker Flamingo if
- you want a switch popular for budget custom builds.
- you want a switch popular for Epomaker prebuilts.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (47g).
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the HMX Nimbus if
- you want a switch popular for clacky linears.
- you want a switch popular for value customs.
- you want a lighter keystroke (45g).
Epomaker Flamingo vs HMX Nimbus, spec by spec
| Epomaker Flamingo | HMX Nimbus | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 47g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | 60g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 1.75 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.8 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | PC |
| Bottom housing | PC | nylon |
| Spring | dual-spring | n/a |
| Factory lube | yes | factory lubed |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.37 (stronger spec) | $0.45 |
| Sound profile | soft, creamy | clacky bright linear |
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
49% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Epomaker Flamingo; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the HMX Nimbus.
49% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Epomaker Flamingo; 16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the HMX Nimbus.
47% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Epomaker Flamingo; 56% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the HMX Nimbus.
Where to buy the Epomaker Flamingo
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Where to buy the HMX Nimbus
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