The Keygeek Butterfly and HMX Snow Crash switches are both standard MX mechanical switches of the linear breed. They both feature PA66 top housing, standard stem shape, 2 mm pre-travel, however, they come with different bottom housing (PA12 (with spherical contact point) vs PA66), stem material (U5 UPE (with spherical stem tip) vs POM), spring (19mm/22mm single-stage Japanese wire vs 22 mm KOS single-stage extended), actuation (42 g vs 50 g), bottom-out force (48 g vs 58 g), total travel (3.60 mm vs 4 mm). That said, they are not too 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 Keygeek Butterfly is a linear standard MX mechanical switch with PA66 top housing, PA12 (with spherical contact point) bottom housing, and U5 UPE (with spherical stem tip) stem (standard shape). It features a 19mm/22mm single-stage Japanese wire spring. The 42g actuation occurs at 2mm. The 48g bottom-out occurs at 3.60mm. Spherical stem tip combined with a spherical contact point in the bottom housing -- for a deep and thocky sound. Factory lubing? Yes! Designed by Suixin Studio. Manufactured by Keygeek. | The HMX Snow Crash is a linear standard MX mechanical switch with PA66 top housing, PA66 bottom housing, and POM stem (standard shape). It features a 22 mm KOS single-stage extended spring. The 50g actuation occurs at 2mm. The 58g bottom-out occurs at 4mm. Factory lubing? Yes! Designed by Keebscape.Co. Manufactured by HMX. |
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| Name | Keygeek Butterfly | HMX Snow Crash |
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| Type | linear | linear |
| Footprint | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Top housing | PA66 | PA66 |
| Bottom housing | PA12 (with spherical contact point) | PA66 |
| Stem material | U5 UPE (with spherical stem tip) | POM |
| Stem shape | standard | standard |
| Spring | 19mm/22mm single-stage Japanese wire | 22 mm KOS single-stage extended |
| Actuation | 42 g | 50 g |
| Bottom-out | 48 g | 58 g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.60 mm | 4 mm |
| Lube | Factory lubing? Yes! | Factory lubing? Yes! Newest batch: To prevent a mushy and muted bottom-out, only the leaves and springs are factory-lubed. Leaves are lubed with a thin coat of 205g0 and 105g0 mix, and springs are lubed with dry-film. The stem, bottom housing, and top housing are all dry. |
| Designer | Suixin Studio | Keebscape.Co |
| Manufacturer | Keygeek | HMX |
By tracking prices and in-stock status of 30+ well-known keyboard stores worldwide, we can state that availability of the Keygeek Butterfly and HMX Snow Crash switches is exactly the same:
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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!
Keygeek Butterfly sound test | HMX Snow Crash sound test |
No HMX Snow Crash sound test available. |
Comments on Keygeek Butterfly switches | Comments on HMX Snow Crash switches |
The Keygeek Butterfly linear switch is very unique in two aspects: It comes with not just a spherical stem tip, there is also a spherical contact point in the bottom housing; During the keystroke, the spherical stem tip hits the spherical contact point to create a deep and thocky sound profile. The keygeek butterfly linear switch might be the best thocky sounding keygeek switch so far. After fine tuning the material blend and molding design, the Butterfly switches sound deeper, thockier, and noise free; there is no spring or leaf noise during typing – Unikeys. | HMX Snow Crash switch, designed by Keebscape, is the first ever rail bottom-out HMX switch. It has a full 4mm total travel, traditional PA66 housing and POM stem, and an effortless but clean color. Unlike the traditional HMX switches we know of, the Snow Crash switches don't have a super loud and clacky bottom-out sound since they bottom out on stem rails. They still have that extremely tight stem and near-to-zero stem wobble, but they don't suffer from the so-called syringe effect. The reason is that the stem pole does not go deep into the stem hole so less friction and resistance are created. They are super smooth although they are made with more traditional PA66 and POM, and this is all attributed to HMX's precise molding and factory lubrication – Unikeys. |
