The Aflion Blue Sky and HMX Yogurt V1 45g switches are both standard MX mechanical switches of the linear breed. They both feature PC top housing, POM stem material, standard stem shape, 2 mm pre-travel, however, they come with different bottom housing (Nylon vs P5 (40-45% fiberglass)), spring (15 mm stainless steel vs KOS single-stage extended), actuation (50 g vs 45 g), bottom-out force (60 g vs 52 g), total travel (4 mm vs 3.40 mm). That said, they are only slightly similar. Let's check out this side-by-side specs rundawn with details, availability -- and even current prices -- to figure out which one fits you the best!
The Aflion Blue Sky is a linear standard MX mechanical switch with PC top housing, Nylon bottom housing, and POM stem (standard shape). It features a 15 mm stainless steel spring. The 50g actuation occurs at 2mm. The 60g bottom-out occurs at 4mm. Factory lubing? Yes! Manufactured by Aflion. | The HMX Yogurt V1 45g is a linear standard MX mechanical switch with PC top housing, P5 (40-45% fiberglass) bottom housing, and POM stem (standard shape). It features a KOS single-stage extended spring. The 45g actuation occurs at 2mm. The 52g bottom-out occurs at 3.40mm. Factory lubing? Yes! Designed by XLLAB. Manufactured by HMX. |
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| Name | Aflion Blue Sky | HMX Yogurt V1 45g |
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| Type | linear | linear |
| Footprint | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Top housing | PC | PC |
| Bottom housing | Nylon | P5 (40-45% fiberglass) |
| Stem material | POM | POM |
| Stem shape | standard | standard |
| Spring | 15 mm stainless steel | KOS single-stage extended |
| Actuation | 50 g | 45 g |
| Bottom-out | 60 g | 52 g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.40 mm |
| Lube | Factory lubing? Yes! | Factory lubing? Yes! Mixed GPL105&GPL205 on leaf spring, stem feet, and bottom housing rails. |
| Designer | - | XLLAB |
| Manufacturer | Aflion | HMX |
By tracking prices and in-stock status of 30+ well-known keyboard stores worldwide, we can state that the Aflion Blue Sky is available at a single shop at the moment, while the HMX Yogurt V1 45g can be found in multiple stores.
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The Aflion Blue Sky is part of Aflion's 2023 lineup and features a brand new mould that results in better quality and tolerances. Aflion is the manufacturer behind the Melody and Pink Robin as well as the Invokeys switches and is known for their amazing quality and sound. This switch comes factory lubed and therefore is ready to use out of the box. Their sound and feel is very similar to that of the Invokeys Matcha Latte – Beaverkeys. | XLLAB designed the HMX Yogurt switch, which HMX manufactures using its newest stem and bottom housing mold. The P5 bottom housing Yogurt switches use a modified nylon with 40-45% fiberglass added. It is a new nylon blend from HMX and by far the material with the most fiberglass added. What it does to the switches is make them sound super loud, clacky, and full-sounding. With the help of the new stem and bottom housing mold, Yogurt switches come with smooth keystrokes and minimum stem wobble – Unikeys. |
