HMX Swift vs KTT Rose
The HMX Swift and the KTT Rose are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the HMX Swift is lighter to actuate (42g versus 43g); travel is 3.9 mm on the HMX Swift and 3.5 mm on the KTT Rose; stock they sound different: creamy, mid-pitched versus light clacky linear.
Choose the HMX Swift if
- you want a switch popular for gaming.
- you want a switch popular for typing.
- you want a lighter keystroke (42g).
Choose the KTT Rose if
- you want a switch popular for budget linears.
- you want a switch popular for KTT builds.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (43g).
HMX Swift vs KTT Rose, spec by spec
| HMX Swift | KTT Rose | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 42g | 43g |
| Bottom-out force | 50g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.9 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Stem | LY | POM |
| Top housing | nylon | PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | single-stage | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | factory lubed |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.35 | $0.35 |
| Sound profile | creamy, mid-pitched | light clacky linear |
| Released | 2024 | 2022 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Swift; 19% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the KTT Rose.
55% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the HMX Swift; 16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the KTT Rose.
30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the HMX Swift; 30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the KTT Rose.
Where to buy the HMX Swift
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Where to buy the KTT Rose
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