HMX Macaron vs HMX Macchiato
The HMX Macaron and the HMX Macchiato are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.5 mm on the HMX Macaron and 4 mm on the HMX Macchiato; stock they sound different: soft creamy linear versus thocky, mid-deep; the HMX Macchiato costs less per switch ($0.35 versus $0.45).
- Cheaper per switchHMX Macchiato$0.35 versus $0.45
Choose the HMX Macaron if
- you want a switch popular for creamy linears.
Choose the HMX Macchiato if
- you want a switch popular for thocky builds.
- you want a switch popular for budget enthusiast builds.
- you want to spend less per switch.
HMX Macaron vs HMX Macchiato, spec by spec
| HMX Macaron | HMX Macchiato | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 42g | 42g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | 50g |
| Pre-travel | n/a | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | POK |
| Top housing | PC | PA12 |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| 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 | soft creamy linear | thocky, mid-deep |
| Released | 2023 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
15% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the HMX Macaron; 15% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the HMX Macchiato.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the HMX Macaron; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the HMX Macchiato.
56% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the HMX Macaron; 30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the HMX Macchiato.
Where to buy the HMX Macaron
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Where to buy the HMX Macchiato
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