HMX Macaron vs HMX Sakura
The HMX Macaron and the HMX Sakura are often cross-shopped. The main differences: stock they sound different: soft creamy linear versus soft linear.
Choose the HMX Macaron if
- you want a switch popular for creamy linears.
Choose the HMX Sakura if
- you want a switch popular for light linear builds.
HMX Macaron vs HMX Sakura, spec by spec
| HMX Macaron | HMX Sakura | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 42g | 42g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | n/a | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | factory lubed | factory lubed |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.45 | $0.45 |
| Sound profile | soft creamy linear | soft linear |
| 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Sakura.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the HMX Macaron; 16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the HMX Sakura.
56% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the HMX Macaron; 56% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the HMX Sakura.
Where to buy the HMX Macaron
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Where to buy the HMX Sakura
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