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Honeydew Switches | Pre-order live till June 14th

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Description

Off the back of GMK fenglisu (鳳梨酥), we bring you a switch with a new material developed
by Tecsee with an XL TX 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
18mm XL TX Spring in combination with a POM stem further makes this
switch much more fun and engaging than many current offerings.

Pre-order live June 1st at all participating vendors!
We will be opening a 2-week pre-order for Honeydew switches from June 1st!

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: XL TX Spring [18mm length] [65g weight]
Manufacturer: Tecsee

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

F2-84 by Geonworks
Plate Material: Aluminium
Mounting Style: O-ring gasket

TOMO by Monokei x TGR
Plate Material: Aluminium
Mounting Style: Top

Nemui by Bachoo
Plate Material: Brass
Mounting Style: Leaf spring gasket

Vega by ai03
Plate Material: Aluminium
Mounting Style: Poron gasket

Think6.5V2 by Graystudio
Plate Material: POM
Mounting Style: Poron gasket

Alter by DeskDaily
Plate Material: FR4
Mounting Style: Top

ESNTL TKL by KCK
Plate Material: PC
Mounting Style: Poron gasket

Please let us know if there are certain boards you’d like us to record/film a sound test on!

Reviews:

TofuTypes

Qwertyqop

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.

Vendors

US: Dangkeebs
CA: Ashkeebs
OCE: Allcaps
CN: Epomaker
SEA: qwertyqop
VN: Uniq Meck
KR: Swagkeys
UK/EU: 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.
30th October 2022: Updated renders and sound tests with revised specification.
15th February 2023: Removal of EU vendor.
22nd May 2023: Announcement of pre-order.

Acknowledgements

@Lizcuits for the beautiful renders and quick turnaround
@pheefs_a_n_d for the cute banner

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