HMX Caramel Pudding vs Kailh Cocoa
The HMX Caramel Pudding and the Kailh Cocoa are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.5 mm on the HMX Caramel Pudding and 3.6 mm on the Kailh Cocoa; stock they sound different: creamy pudding linear versus creamy, full-bodied clack.
Choose the HMX Caramel Pudding if
- you want a switch popular for creamy linears.
Choose the Kailh Cocoa if
- you want a switch popular for thocky builds.
- you want a switch popular for budget prebuilts.
HMX Caramel Pudding vs Kailh Cocoa, spec by spec
| HMX Caramel Pudding | Kailh Cocoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | 55g |
| Pre-travel | n/a | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3.6 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | POM |
| Bottom housing | nylon | PA66 |
| Spring | n/a | 20mm single-stage extended |
| Factory lube | factory lubed | yes |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.50 | $0.50 |
| Sound profile | creamy pudding linear | creamy, full-bodied clack |
| Released | 2024 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 HMX Caramel Pudding; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Kailh Cocoa.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the HMX Caramel Pudding; 34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Cocoa.
63% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the HMX Caramel Pudding; 63% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Cocoa.
Where to buy the HMX Caramel Pudding
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Where to buy the Kailh Cocoa
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