HMX Poro vs TTC Honey

The HMX Poro and the TTC Honey are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the TTC Honey is lighter to actuate (42g versus 45g); travel is 3.7 mm on the HMX Poro and 3.8 mm on the TTC Honey; the HMX Poro costs less per switch ($0.35 versus $0.45).

HMX Poro Linear · 45g
TTC Honey Linear · 42g

Choose the HMX Poro if

  • you want a switch popular for budget enthusiast builds.
  • you want a heavier, more deliberate press (45g).
  • you want to spend less per switch.

Choose the TTC Honey if

  • you want a switch popular for creamy builds.
  • you want a lighter keystroke (42g).

HMX Poro vs TTC Honey, spec by spec

HMX PoroTTC Honey
Type Linear Linear
Compatibility Standard MX sockets Standard MX sockets
Actuation force 45g 42g
Bottom-out force 50g 50g
Pre-travel 2 mm 2 mm
Total travel 3.7 mm 3.8 mm
Stem LY POM
Top housing nylon PC
Bottom housing nylon PC
Spring single-stage extended
Factory lube light light
Pins 5-pin n/a
Price / switch $0.35 (stronger spec) $0.45
Sound profile creamy, rounded creamy, rounded
Released 2024 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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

Actuation force lightest heaviest
HMX Poro 45g
TTC Honey 42g

22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the HMX Poro; 15% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the TTC Honey.

Total travel shortest longest
HMX Poro 3.7 mm
TTC Honey 3.8 mm

46% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the HMX Poro; 49% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the TTC Honey.

Price per switch cheapest priciest
HMX Poro $0.35
TTC Honey $0.45

30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the HMX Poro; 56% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the TTC Honey.

Where to buy the HMX Poro

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Where to buy the TTC Honey

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