HMX Swift vs KTT Sea Salt Lemonade
The HMX Swift and the KTT Sea Salt Lemonade are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the KTT Sea Salt Lemonade is lighter to actuate (40g versus 42g); travel is 3.9 mm on the HMX Swift and 3.5 mm on the KTT Sea Salt Lemonade; stock they sound different: creamy, mid-pitched versus bright lemonade linear.
- Cheaper per switchHMX Swift$0.35 versus $0.40
Choose the HMX Swift if
- you want a switch popular for gaming.
- you want a switch popular for typing.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (42g).
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the KTT Sea Salt Lemonade if
- you want a switch popular for clacky budget linears.
- you want a lighter keystroke (40g).
HMX Swift vs KTT Sea Salt Lemonade, spec by spec
| HMX Swift | KTT Sea Salt Lemonade | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 42g | 40g |
| 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 (stronger spec) | $0.40 |
| Sound profile | creamy, mid-pitched | bright lemonade linear |
| 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
15% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the HMX Swift; 7% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the KTT Sea Salt Lemonade.
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 Sea Salt Lemonade.
30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the HMX Swift; 48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the KTT Sea Salt Lemonade.
Where to buy the HMX Swift
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Where to buy the KTT Sea Salt Lemonade
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