HMX Silent Sakura Linear Switch Review

Overview

The HMX Silent Sakura is the first silent linear switch by HMX. The HMX Silent Sakura is designed in collaboration with Mage Studio. The HMX Silent Sakura aims to create a silent switch that achieves a quiet sound without a mushy typing experience.

Product Details


Name	HMX Silent Sakura
Type	Silent Linear
Top Housing Material	PA12
Bottom Housing Material	Modified PC
Stem Material	POM
Actuation Force	45±2g
Bottom Out Force	53±2g
Total Travel	4.0mm
Mount	5 pin
Factory Lube	Yes

Switch Feel

The HMX Silent Sakura has a glossy smooth actuation. The HMX Silent Sakura retains the consistent smooth typing experience found in other HMX switches while incorporating a silencing mechanism on the rails of the stem to create a more solid and less mushy bottom out. The HMX Silent Sakura has a metallic piece imbedded within the silicone that helps to make the silicone dampeners feel more rigid and solid to reduce the mushy compression that would occur from just silicone alone. Only when singling out a switch and heavily pushing do you notice any slight mushiness. Otherwise, during normal typing, the HMX Silent Sakura doesn't feel mushy at all when bottoming out.

Switch Sound

The HMX Silent Sakura achieves its dampened and quiet sound both when bottoming out and topping out. The HMX Silent Sakura isn't completely silent, however it is still one of the quieter silent switches in the market due to its silicone dampeners and excellent factory lubrication. The HMX Silent Sakura would be a great choice for you if you are looking for the signature HMX quality and feel and want to try their attempt at a silent switch.

Here is a sound test of the HMX Silent Sakura:

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Things to Note

There is a small metallic material that is integrated in silicone used for the dampening. For full transparency I am unsure what the purpose of this metal piece is, but I would make an assumption that it is integrated to provide more rigidity to the silicone dampener to reduce the mushiness if it were only silicone. Purely speculation, but I thought it would be an interesting thing to note about the construction of the stem in the HMX Sakura.

HMX Silent Sakura Linear Switches

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