Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano vs HMX Poro
The Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano and the HMX Poro are often cross-shopped. The main differences: they are not interchangeable: the Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano is a Gateron low-profile switch that only fits keyboards built for it, not the standard MX hot-swap sockets the HMX Poro uses; travel is 3.5 mm on the Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano and 3.7 mm on the HMX Poro; stock they sound different: smooth, clean linear versus creamy, rounded.
- Cheaper per switchHMX Poro$0.35 versus $0.36
Choose the Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano if
- you want a switch popular for low-profile boards.
Choose the HMX Poro if
- you want a switch popular for budget enthusiast builds.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano vs HMX Poro, spec by spec
| Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano | HMX Poro | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Gateron low-profile boards only | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | 60g | 50g |
| Pre-travel | 1.7 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3.7 mm |
| Stem | POM | LY |
| Top housing | POM | nylon |
| Bottom housing | POM | nylon |
| Spring | 16.5mm single-stage | single-stage |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.36 | $0.35 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | smooth, clean linear | creamy, rounded |
| Released | 2025 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the HMX Poro.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano; 46% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the HMX Poro.
46% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano; 30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the HMX Poro.
Where to buy the Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano
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Where to buy the HMX Poro
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