BSUN Huts vs Cherry MX Speed Silver
The BSUN Huts and the Cherry MX Speed Silver are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.5 mm on the BSUN Huts and 3.4 mm on the Cherry MX Speed Silver; stock they sound different: clacky bsun linear versus bright, shallow.
- Lubed from the factoryBSUN Hutsusable out of the box without lubing
Choose the BSUN Huts if
- you want a switch popular for clacky budget linears.
- you want a factory-lubed switch out of the box.
Choose the Cherry MX Speed Silver if
- you want a switch popular for competitive gaming.
- you want a switch popular for fast actuation.
BSUN Huts vs Cherry MX Speed Silver, spec by spec
| BSUN Huts | Cherry MX Speed Silver | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | n/a | 1.2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | nylon |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | single-stage |
| Factory lube | factory lubed (stronger spec) | none |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.40 | $0.40 |
| Sound profile | clacky BSUN linear | bright, shallow |
| Released | 2023 | 2016 |
Highlighted rows are where the two differ; a check marks the objectively stronger spec (price, battery, modability). Feel and preference rows never get a check. Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.
Where they sit among all 227 switches we track
22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the BSUN Huts; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Cherry MX Speed Silver.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the BSUN Huts; 13% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Cherry MX Speed Silver.
48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the BSUN Huts; 48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Cherry MX Speed Silver.
Where to buy the BSUN Huts
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Where to buy the Cherry MX Speed Silver
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