Haimu Heartbeat vs JWICK Black
The Haimu Heartbeat and the JWICK Black are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.6 mm on the Haimu Heartbeat and 4 mm on the JWICK Black; stock they sound different: poppy, thocky versus deep, muted linear; the JWICK Black costs less per switch ($0.20 versus $0.30).
- Cheaper per switchJWICK Black$0.20 versus $0.30
Choose the Haimu Heartbeat if
- you want a switch popular for thocky builds.
Choose the JWICK Black if
- you want a switch popular for deeper sound.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Haimu Heartbeat vs JWICK Black, spec by spec
| Haimu Heartbeat | JWICK Black | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | n/a | n/a |
| Bottom-out force | 53g | 62g |
| Pre-travel | n/a | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.6 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | n/a | n/a |
| Bottom housing | n/a | n/a |
| Spring | single-stage | single-stage |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.30 | $0.20 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | poppy, thocky | deep, muted linear |
| Released | n/a | n/a |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Haimu Heartbeat; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the JWICK Black.
24% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Haimu Heartbeat; 5% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the JWICK Black.
Where to buy the Haimu Heartbeat
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Where to buy the JWICK Black
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