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[IC] Honeydew Switches | Samples Arrived!
YXXX:
Off the back of GMK fenglisu (鳳梨酥), we bring you a switch with a new material developed
by Tecsee and a gold-plated double spring. I have named and themed these
switches after the Honeydew.
HPE is a proprietary blend produced by Tecsee to improve on the structural rigidity of
UHMWPE but maintain the characteristic features that make it a joy to type on (if you’ve
tried Tecsee Jadeites, then you know what I’m talking about). For these Honeydews,
HPE will be used on both the top and bottom housings.
I am by no means a switch connoisseur (and will leave judgement to our reviewers
and content creators). Still, to my feel, HPE provides a softer or ‘less-aggressive’ typing
experience than current PC/nylon offerings whilst still maintaining that clacky sound
profile that so many of us seek.
Of the stem and spring configurations that I tried, I felt that the snappy feel of the
gold-plated (much less spring crunch than others) double spring in combination with
a long-pole POM stem further makes this switch much more fun and engaging than
many current offerings.
Switch Specs
Type: Linear, 5-pin, MX stem
Housing: HPE (Tecsee proprietary blend)
Stem: POM (13.0mm stem length with 2.0mm pre-travel and
3.8mm total travel distance) with no factory lube
Spring: Gold-plated double spring [23mm length] [63.5g weight]
Manufacturer: Tecsee
Force Curve:
More
Note: Per Tecsee and IC form responses, we will be changing the
stem length from 13.5mm to 13.0mm and also removing factory lube.
Samples
Photo was taken with an iPhone 12 Pro Max in natural light. Perceived colour will depend on a plethora of factors.
Renders
IC Form link
Your responses or interest dictate whether or not we can offer this as an
in-stock item and in large enough quantities.
Sound Tests
Note: Due to the specification changes we have made, we will be re-recording all of these sound
tests very soon.
F2-84 by Geonworks
Plate Material: Aluminium
Mounting Style: O-ring gasket
Nemui by Bachoo
Plate Material: Brass
Mounting Style: Leaf spring top
Vega by ai03
Plate Material: Alu
Mounting Style: Poron Gasket
Think6.5V2 by Graystudio
Plate Material: POM
Mounting Style: Poron Gasket
Alter by DeskDaily
Plate Material: FR4
Mounting Style: Top
KBD 67lite R3 by KBDfans
Plate Material: PC
Mounting Style: Mute Silicone
Please let us know if there are certain boards you’d like us to record/film a sound test on!
Reviews:
TBA
Tecsee’s Sampling/Manufacturing timeline:
Upon ordering samples, Tecsee requires 10 business days in order
to produce samples to be delivered to myself, vendors, and the listed content creators
and reviewers.
Following confirmation of these samples, Tecsee will need up to 20 business days
to fulfil our order in full. At this point, switches will be delivered to each respective vendor
and then into the hands of buyers.
Group Buy/Sale Date
TBA
Vendors
US: Dangkeebs
CA: Ashkeebs
OCE: Allcaps
CN: Epomaker
SEA: qwertyqop
VN: Uniq Meck
KR: Swagkeys
EU: Mykeyboard
UK: Proto[typist]
To Do:
1. Arrange for reviews by content creators
2. Record more sound tests in different boards
Updates:
29th May 2022: IC Posted.
19th July 2022: Samples ordered with revised specification.
17th August 2022: Samples posted.
Acknowledgements
@Lizcuits for the beautiful renders and quick turnaround
@pheefs_a_n_d for the cute banner
Socials
Consider following our socials (IG @mksensa) and joining our Discord server for all
project updates.
chat and team:
oh its just another tecsee switch, go back to sleep everyone
Mr Chrome:
I like it, but your IC form was broken for me.
Do you have an idea of pricing? And if you have sound tests, can’t you show photos of the switch instead of renders? :think:
YXXX:
--- Quote from: Mr Chrome on Sun, 29 May 2022, 18:51:33 ---I like it, but your IC form was broken for me.
Do you have an idea of pricing? And if you have sound tests, can’t you show photos of the switch instead of renders? :think:
--- End quote ---
IC form link should work now, sorry.
Sound tests were made with a different colour configuration, not the one shown in the renders.
YXXX:
--- Quote from: chat and team on Sun, 29 May 2022, 12:58:25 ---oh its just another tecsee switch, go back to sleep everyone
--- End quote ---
It's a little different - not the typical PC/Nylon combination
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