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The Gateron Plus and HMX | Sillyworks Hyacinth V2U switches are both standard MX mechanical switches of the linear breed. They both feature POM stem material, standard stem shape, however, they come with different top housing (PA66 milky vs PC), bottom housing (PA66 milky vs Nylon), spring (15 mm KOS double-stage extended vs 22 mm single-stage), actuation (46 g vs 45 g), bottom-out force (55 g vs 52 g), pre-travel (2 mm vs 1.90 mm), total travel (4 mm vs 3.90 mm). That said, they are mostly different. 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 Gateron Plus is a linear standard MX mechanical switch with PA66 milky top housing, PA66 milky bottom housing, and POM stem (standard shape). It features a 15 mm KOS double-stage extended spring. The 46g actuation occurs at 2mm. The 55g bottom-out occurs at 4mm. Factory lubing? Yes! Designed by Sensy. Manufactured by Gateron. | The HMX | Sillyworks Hyacinth V2U is a linear standard MX mechanical switch with PC top housing, Nylon bottom housing, and POM stem (standard shape). It features a 22 mm single-stage spring. The 45g actuation occurs at 1.90mm. The 52g bottom-out occurs at 3.90mm. Factory lubing? Yes! Designed by Sillyworks. Manufactured by HMX. |
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| Name | Gateron Plus | HMX | Sillyworks Hyacinth V2U |
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| Type | linear | linear |
| Footprint | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Top housing | PA66 milky | PC |
| Bottom housing | PA66 milky | Nylon |
| Stem material | POM | POM |
| Stem shape | standard | standard |
| Spring | 15 mm KOS double-stage extended | 22 mm single-stage |
| Actuation | 46 g | 45 g |
| Bottom-out | 55 g | 52 g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 1.90 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.90 mm |
| Lube | Factory lubing? Yes! | Factory lubing? Yes! |
| Designer | Sensy | Sillyworks |
| Manufacturer | Gateron | HMX |
By tracking prices and in-stock status of 30+ well-known keyboard stores worldwide, we can state that the Gateron Plus is not available at the moment, while the HMX | Sillyworks Hyacinth V2U can be found in 7 stores.
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Prices, discounts, and stock status are checked regularly; however, changes since the last update cannot be ruled out. Everything here is for informational purposes only. Check the product pages for the latest prices!
Gateron Plus sound test | HMX | Sillyworks Hyacinth V2U sound test |
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The Gateron + linear switch is a rail bottom-out full travel switch. On top of the Gateron classic milky housing and POM stem, Sensy requested Gateron to upgrade the leaf to match modern-day custom keyboards' PCBs, which come with 5ms of delay or less – Unikeys. | Not long after the release of the Hyacinth V2 switch, Sillyworks came up with a new version of it. They are not calling it V3 as you might have expected. Instead, what you see here is the V2U. There is a story behind the V2U. When they started designing the Hyacinth V2 switches, fans begged them to make the new Hyacinth switches to have a longer travel distance and a full purple color. However, due to some manufacturing reasons at the time, Silly decided to make the V2 version a 3.6mm travel linear switch and kept the green stem from the Hyacinth V1s. Silly did not give us what we wanted but he never forgot. After some hard work with HMX and tweaks in designs, they finally came up with a set of molds to make the near-full travel Hyacinth switch come true. Here it goes the V2U as the "U" stands for designed by "U" and designed for "U" (U here represents the enthusiasts) – Unikeys. |
