Overview
The Neo x HMX Azure linear switch is featured in the Evoworks Evo80 version with the FR4 plate and the Neo x Keygeek Oat linear switch is featured in the Evoworks Evo80 version with the PP plate.
Neo x HMX Azure
Product Details
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| Name | Neo x HMX Azure |
| Switch Type | Linear |
| Top Housing Material | PA12 |
| Bottom Housing Material | P3 |
| Stem Material | LY2 |
| Spring | 22mm, KOS Material, Single-Stage |
| Actuation Force | 40±2g |
| Bottom Out Force | 45±2g |
| Mount | 5 pin |
| Pre Travel | 2.0mm |
| Total Travel | 3.5±0.2mm |
| Factory Lubed | Yes |
Neo x Keygeek Oat
Product Details
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| Name | Neo x Keygeek Oat |
| Switch Type | Linear |
| Top Housing Material | PA6 |
| Bottom Housing Material | PA6 |
| Stem Material | L4 |
| Spring | 22mm |
| Actuation Force | 36±2g |
| Bottom Out Force | 45±2g |
| Mount | 5 pin |
| Pre Travel | 2.0mm |
| Total Travel | 3.6±0.2mm |
| Factory Lubed | Yes |
Switch Sound
The Neo x HMX Azure
The Neo x HMX Azure sharp has a clacky sounding bottom out and a soft mid-toned bottom out. Despite the clacky sound profile, the HMX Azure does not sound as thin as you might expect. It doesn't sound as full as the Keygeek Oat, but it fully contains its clacky sound profile. The HMX Azure would be a good option if you enjoy a substantial clacky sound profile.
Here are some sound tests of the HMX Azure:
The Neo x Keygeek Oat
The Neo x Keygeek Oat have a full sounding bottom out in the mid to lower tones. The top out of the Keygeek Oat is also full and in the mid tones but has a poppy sound rather than a bass-y sound. Keygeek Oat produces a clean sound, isolating the typing experience from any unwanted sounds. In contrast to the sharp and clacky Neo x HMX Azure, the Keygeek Oat creates full and creamy typing sound.
Here are some sound tests of the Neo x Keygeek Oat:
Switch Feel
Neo x HMX Azure
The Neo x HMX Azure with its factory lube feels smooth and silky, consistent with other HMX switches. The factory lubrication is mostly applied to the stem legs and the side of the stems, with little to no lubrication on the front and back of the stem or on the actual stem rails. There is a thin layer of factory lube on the bottom housing rails which provides a buffer between any plastic-on-plastic contact. The HMX Azure feels similar to other HMX switches with a light spring weight and short total travel distance.
Neo x Keygeek Oat
The Neo x Keygeek Oat feel surprisingly smooth with no scratchiness during normal typing. The Keygeek Oat comes very lightly factory lubed, with the majority of the lube on the stem feet and a light layer of thin oil-like lubricant on the top housing. Its combination of materials creates a very glossy typing experiences that feels like your fingers are gliding down each keypress. Despite its 3.6mm total travel distance, the Keygeek Oat feels similar to a full travel 4.0mm switch. The Keygeek Oat has a solid and full feeling bottom out that provides a very premium feeling typing experience. There is almost no stem wobble in the E/W direction and very little stem wobble in the N/S, creating a tight and isolated typing feel.
Things to Note
Modifications such as adding switch films usually help minimize housing wobble, but the Neo x HMX Azure and Neo x Keygeek Oat do not seem to require films due to their tight tolerances. They sound and feel great in stock form with the factory lube. Both the HMX Azure and the Keygeek Oat both have a slight syringe feel at the very top of the keypress but hardly noticeable during normal typing. Hand lubricating the switches could help more evenly distribute the factory lubrication and create a more consistent typing feel and sound.
Comparisons to Other Switches
HMX Azure vs HMX Hibiscus
- Both HMX Azure and HMX Hibiscus has a PA12 top housing
- HMX Azure has a P3 bottom housing and HMX Hibiscus has a PA66
- HMX Azure has a LY2 stem and HMX Hibiscus has a T3 stem
- HMX Azure has a 45g bottom out and HMX Hibiscus has a 48g bottom out
- Both HMX Azure and HMX Hibiscus has a 45g 3.5mm total travel distance
- Both HMX Azure and HMX Hibiscus feel consistently smooth with their factory lube like similar HMX switches
- HMX Azure has a higher pitched sound while HMX Hibiscus has a relatively lower pitched sound
Keygeek Oat vs Keygeek Keylin
- Keygeek Oat has a PA6 top housing and Keygeek Keylin has a Nylon top housing
- Keygeek Oat has a PA6 bottom housing and Keygeek Keylin has a Nylon bottom housing
- Keygeek Oat has a L4 stem and Keygeek Keylin has a UPE stem
- Keygeek Oat has a bottom out force of 45g and Keygeek Keylin has a bottom out force of 48g
- Both Keygeek Oat and Keygeek Keylin have a total travel distance of 3.6mm
- Keygeek Oat feels closer to a full travel switch while Keygeek Keylin feels like a shorter travel switch
- Both Keygeek Oat and Keygeek Keylin sound in the mid to low tones, but the Keygeek Oat is relatively lower pitched than the Keygeek Keylin
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