[IC] BSUN Strawberry Cheesecake Switch R2

[kentdo10]

Background Introduction

Hello everyone, the Strawberry Cheesecake Tactile switch is back for another round. This time, several improvements were implemented to provide a better typing experience for everyone.

Switch Information

Not just keyboard, but I also share a great passion for food. My favourite dessert was Strawberry Cheesecake. Also, as a tactile fan, I love the Holy Panda. However, my fingers are weak and I can't type on them for long.

Hence, the strawberry Cheesecake tactile switch is the sweet child born from the love for both Cheesecake and Holy Panda. It is nothing fancy or extraordinary. It is just me trying to improve the old recipe to make it better suited to myself.

Switch specification:

Top Housing: POK. Patone 11-0510 TPG
Bottom Housing: POK. Pantone 4026C
Stem: LY. Pantone 19-1763 TPG
Spring:Single-stage 22mm KOS 60g.
Factory lube: Yes. A thin layer of factory lubrication will be applied to the stem rails, housing sliders, and stem legs. Dry powder lubrication for the springs.
Travel distance: 3.8mm
Manufacturer: BSUN
Pricing: Available in-stock at worldwide vendors. 0.42usd/switch (in-stock pricing)

Force Graph

Difference compared to R1

We used a different mould compared to R1. This leads to quite a few improvements for the switches in overall.

- First, the fitment issues were rectified so the switches won't be too tight on some plates and boards.



- Secondly, less leaf ping, which results in cleaner sounds

- Thirdly, a different type of spring is used to reduce spring noise

- Lastly, the amount of lubrication was adjusted as I noticed an uneven (and inconsistent) amount of lubrication on the housing and rails.

Switch photos:

I recycled the R1 photos since R2 will be using the same colours and pretty much will look the same as R2

Vendors

OCE and ROW: Toro Studio
US: MechanicalKeyboards
CA: Unikeys
UK: Prototypist
SG: ktechs
MY: Mecha
JP: Yushakobo
INDIA: Neo Macro
VN: The Keeb of Lesser

Sound test

Snake60 R2 - Aluminum Plate - O-ring mount

Parabolica - Aluminum Plate - Tadpole mount

Void65 - Aluminum Plate - Top Mount

Full Playlist available HERE

More sound tests will be updated soon

To-do list:

- Looking for more vendors (if anyone interested, please send me a DM)
- Sending out prototypes to vendors and content creators to collect feedback
- Entering production
- Finalising prices and launch details

IC form Instagram Discord

I am very thankful that you have spent the time to read till the end of the IC.

[kentdo10]

reserved

[sauvieng]

mmm i love chescake very gud

[keepoto]

nice hands

[vhaarr]

Please excuse me being an idiot and unable to read the force graph; what's the pre-travel before tactility bump and/or activation?

[irithyll]

I need these.

[kentdo10]

Please excuse me being an idiot and unable to read the force graph; what's the pre-travel before tactility bump and/or activation?

There is pretty much no pre-travel for my switch. So you will go straight to the prominent, round bump. Then it will be a little bit of post-travel and bottom out (due to longer pole)

[kentdo10]

I need these.

Thank you

[vhaarr]

There is pretty much no pre-travel for my switch. So you will go straight to the prominent, round bump. Then it will be a little bit of post-travel and bottom out (due to longer pole)

Right, that's what I thought and it really confused me LOL

I'm used to topre, which behaves the same way, so I am really looking forward to trying these

Thank you!

[EUGeniusX1]

I need these.

I need too

[kentdo10]

Quick update on the project:
- New sound test added.
- All prototypes shipped to vendors.
- Got some content creators on board. Prototypes are also being shipped to them.

[vhaarr]

These won't be available at unikeyboards right?

[kentdo10]

These won't be available at unikeyboards right?

Hey mate, It won't be available at UniKeyboards. The vendor list is above and it is finalised. I feel that it should cover most regions.

[vhaarr]

Hey mate, It won't be available at UniKeyboards. The vendor list is above and it is finalised. I feel that it should cover most regions.

Yes, that's not what I asked, I'm just going to put in an order there and wanted to know if I should wait a bit.

My region is definitely covered.

[clik_clak]

These won't be available at unikeyboards right?

Hey mate, It won't be available at UniKeyboards. The vendor list is above and it is finalised. I feel that it should cover most regions.

These are in IC on Unikey's Discord right now. Unless something changed very recently, they should be available from Uni sometime in the future. When that is though, who knows.

[kentdo10]

These won't be available at unikeyboards right?

Hey mate, It won't be available at UniKeyboards. The vendor list is above and it is finalised. I feel that it should cover most regions.

These are in IC on Unikey's Discord right now. Unless something changed very recently, they should be available from Uni sometime in the future. When that is though, who knows.

Hello, can you link me to the IC on the UniKey's Discord? only see the IC of Strawberry Shortcake switch which is made by HMX. This one is Strawberry Cheesecake made by BSUN.

[h3lli0n]

Those switches are color like Gateron Mini-i (https://www.gateron.com/products/gateron-mini-i-switch?VariantsId=10728)

[kentdo10]

Minor update:
- Prototypes arrived at all vendors. They are currently testing it (Positive reviews from vendors who have tested it).
- We will likely go with a very short pre-order (probably 2 weeks) and finalize the quantity with BSUN.
- Prototypes are on the way to some content creators so expect content to go live in a couple of weeks.

[kentdo10]

The new sound test with Cycle7 is live

[Bokehhbob]

Another sound test.

[kentdo10]

Project update:
- Change from In-stock to Pre-Order based on IC responds.
- Pre-order going live on May 20th. Last for 2 weeks.
- Pre-order price is down to 0.4usd from 0.5usd (exclusive of regional tax)
- In-stock extra will still be 0.5usd (exclusive of regional tax).
- Another sound test made with Kohaku

[kentdo10]

Review from BokehhBob is live!!!

[kentdo10]

Pre-Order is live at vendors worldwide
CA: mech.land https://mech.land/products/bsun-strawberry-cheesecake
US: KFA https://keebsforall.com/products/cheesecake-switch
UK: Prototypist https://prototypist.net/collections/pre-orders/products/pre-order-cheesecake-switches
EU: KeyGem https://keygem.com/products/cheesecake-switch-10pcs-pre-order
SG/ML: Ktechs https://ktechs.store/collections/tactile-switches/products/cheesecake-tactile-switch
SG/ML: Mecha https://mecha.store/products/bsun-strawberry-cheesecake-lubricated-tactile-switch
Indonesia: KuKey Studio https://kukey.studio/products/bsun-strawberry-cheesecake-switch-pre-order
VN: UniqMech https://uniqmeck.com/products/bsun-strawberry-cheesecake-switch
OCE: Allcaps https://allcaps.store/products/pre-order-bsun-strawberry-cheesecake-switch
Thailand: Aiglatson Studio https://aiglatsonstudio.com/products/pre-order-bsun-strawberry-cheesecake-switch
Taiwan: Typo! Works https://www.typoworks.tw/products/cheesecake-段落軸-預售
JP: Basekeys https://basekeys.jp/products/strawberry-cheesecake-switch
Nordics: MaxGaming https://www.maxgaming.se/sv/switchar/bsun-strawberry-cheesecake-taktil-switch
CN/ROW: NLandKeys https://nlandkeys.com/products/bsun-strawberry-cheesecake-tactile-switch

[kentdo10]

Review from Keeb Taro

[reidweb]

In love with these switches; would you ever consider an R2? I need to buy like another 400 lol

[BeesKeys]

In love with these switches; would you ever consider an R2? I need to buy like another 400 lol

Agreed! R2 please! I am running out of these switches!

[kentdo10]

In love with these switches; would you ever consider an R2? I need to buy like another 400 lol

In love with these switches; would you ever consider an R2? I need to buy like another 400 lol

Agreed! R2 please! I am running out of these switches!

R2 prototypes just arrived. I will test them soon haha but from a random pick, these are much better than the R1. Join my discord to be updated on the R2 progress.

[AerosolFNTM]

I have R1 and loved them, looking forward to picking up some of the R2

[kentdo10]

I have R1 and loved them, looking forward to picking up some of the R2

I have received the R2 prototypes and will be testing them soon

[Metakeebs]

I purchased some r1 cheesecake switches and feel so good. Looking forward to picking up more of the R2

[kentdo10]

I purchased some r1 cheesecake switches and feel so good. Looking forward to picking up more of the R2

Thanks for your support. I have just tried the R2 and I am hyped for it. They are much better than the R1 and more clacky to my liking.

[aumz.work]

thats make me hungry

[AerosolFNTM]

Nice! A more clacky version of this switch would be great. Hopefully the bottom housing tolerances have been addressed, because my only gripe with R1 was that the larger bottom housings made the unusable is some of my plates. If this has been addressed on this run then I will definitely be picking of a few hundred.

[Metakeebs]

I purchased some r1 cheesecake switches and feel so good. Looking forward to picking up more of the R2

Thanks for your support. I have just tried the R2 and I am hyped for it. They are much better than the R1 and more clacky to my liking.

Is there still a possibility that we might have a Chinese vendor?

[kentdo10]

I purchased some r1 cheesecake switches and feel so good. Looking forward to picking up more of the R2

Thanks for your support. I have just tried the R2 and I am hyped for it. They are much better than the R1 and more clacky to my liking.

Is there still a possibility that we might have a Chinese vendor?

I am trying to find one but cant find any so far

[kentdo10]

R2 IC is live. YES, I recycled the R1 IC since I am lazy to make a new one.

TLDR:
- Spec is confirmed
- A new sound test is made (more to come)
- Some improvements compared to R1 (please check out the IC for full details).

[ggggggg]

How's BSUN in terms of switch leg thickness? Will these be good candidates for plateless builds (i.e. don't fall out when you turn the pcb over)?

[kentdo10]

How's BSUN in terms of switch leg thickness? Will these be good candidates for plateless builds (i.e. don't fall out when you turn the pcb over)?

They are decent for me in one of my plateless builds. At least they work fine for me, but my PCB was relatively new, and the sockets aren't loosening up yet. I do not recommend using these with hotswap plateless and half plate tbh 

[Randomlosername]

I need these yesterday 🤣

[kentdo10]

TLDR:
- Switch back to the R1 loved material
- New mould that fixed R1 issues
- In stock
- Better pricing
- A new prototype to reflect the change is being ordered
- Supposed to be R2 will be run as an entirely new switch

[WarlordGorguts]

Any updates?

[kentdo10]

Any updates?

waiting on the new prototypes but should be finished and shipped to me next week.

[kentdo10]

- Sound Tests updated. More to come
- Pricing is updated.
- Vendor list updated. Will be available in-stock at multiple vendors worldwide