HMX Nimbus vs HMX Xinhai
The HMX Nimbus and the HMX Xinhai are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the HMX Xinhai is lighter to actuate (37g versus 45g); travel is 3.5 mm on the HMX Nimbus and 3.4 mm on the HMX Xinhai; stock they sound different: clacky bright linear versus crisp, clacky.
- Cheaper per switchHMX Xinhai$0.35 versus $0.45
Choose the HMX Nimbus if
- you want a switch popular for clacky linears.
- you want a switch popular for value customs.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (45g).
Choose the HMX Xinhai if
- you want a switch popular for clacky builds.
- you want a switch popular for budget enthusiast builds.
- you want a lighter keystroke (37g).
- you want to spend less per switch.
HMX Nimbus vs HMX Xinhai, spec by spec
| HMX Nimbus | HMX Xinhai | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 37g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | 45g |
| Pre-travel | n/a | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| 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 | clacky bright linear | crisp, clacky |
| 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Nimbus; 4% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the HMX Xinhai.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the HMX Nimbus; 13% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the HMX Xinhai.
56% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the HMX Nimbus; 30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the HMX Xinhai.
Where to buy the HMX Nimbus
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Where to buy the HMX Xinhai
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