HMX Cheese vs HMX Cloud
The HMX Cheese and the HMX Cloud are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the HMX Cloud is lighter to actuate (42g versus 45g); travel is 3.5 mm on the HMX Cheese and 3.9 mm on the HMX Cloud; stock they sound different: creamy thocky linear versus soft, creamy.
- Cheaper per switchHMX Cloud$0.35 versus $0.45
Choose the HMX Cheese if
- you want a switch popular for thocky HMX builds.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (45g).
Choose the HMX Cloud if
- you want a switch popular for typing.
- you want a switch popular for soft-feel builds.
- you want a lighter keystroke (42g).
- you want to spend less per switch.
HMX Cheese vs HMX Cloud, spec by spec
| HMX Cheese | HMX Cloud | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 blend |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon blend |
| Spring | n/a | single-stage |
| Factory lube | factory lubed | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.45 | $0.35 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | creamy thocky linear | soft, creamy |
| 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 HMX Cheese; 15% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the HMX Cloud.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the HMX Cheese; 55% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the HMX Cloud.
56% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the HMX Cheese; 30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the HMX Cloud.
Where to buy the HMX Cheese
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Where to buy the HMX Cloud
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