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The Zuoce Bubble Gum and HMX | Sillyworks Hyacinth V2U switches are both standard MX mechanical switches of the linear breed. They both feature Nylon bottom housing, standard stem shape, however, they come with different top housing (modified POM vs PC), stem material (POM+SL vs POM), spring (22 mm double-stage vs 22 mm single-stage), actuation (37 g vs 45 g), bottom-out force (45 g vs 52 g), pre-travel (1.80 mm vs 1.90 mm), total travel (3.50 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 Zuoce Bubble Gum is a linear standard MX mechanical switch with modified POM top housing, Nylon bottom housing, and POM+SL stem (standard shape). It features a 22 mm double-stage spring. The 37g actuation occurs at 1.80mm. The 45g bottom-out occurs at 3.50mm. Coming in boxes of 30, half of each color (rose and cyan). Designed by Zuoce. | 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 | Zuoce Bubble Gum | HMX | Sillyworks Hyacinth V2U |
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| Type | linear | linear |
| Footprint | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Top housing | modified POM | PC |
| Bottom housing | Nylon | Nylon |
| Stem material | POM+SL | POM |
| Stem shape | standard | standard |
| Spring | 22 mm double-stage | 22 mm single-stage |
| Actuation | 37 g | 45 g |
| Bottom-out | 45 g | 52 g |
| Pre-travel | 1.80 mm | 1.90 mm |
| Total travel | 3.50 mm | 3.90 mm |
| Lube | unknown | Factory lubing? Yes! |
| Designer | Zuoce | Sillyworks |
| Manufacturer | - | HMX |
By tracking prices and in-stock status of 30+ well-known keyboard stores worldwide, we can state that the Zuoce Bubble Gum is not available at the moment, while the HMX | Sillyworks Hyacinth V2U can be found in 7 stores.
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Comments on Zuoce Bubble Gum switches | Comments on HMX | Sillyworks Hyacinth V2U switches |
Bubble Gum pops so I guess that is why they called this the Bubble Gum. They are lovely and lively without being too intense. They are definitely not full travel linears though. They lean well to clack but really shine with the thocc in foamier or deeper boards. I'd imagine these would slap in a TKL, foam build or deeper 65-75% board. Not dissimilar to the Morandi – Thock Exchange. | 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. |
