Drop Holy Panda X
Tactile Drop, made by Gateron
The Drop Holy Panda X is Gateron's factory-lubed reimagining of the Holy Panda, with a long rounded bump that fills most of its 3.5mm travel and far better consistency than the original.
Drop Holy Panda X specs
| Type | Tactile |
|---|---|
| Actuation force | 60g |
| Bottom-out force | 65g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm |
| Stem | POM |
| Top housing | PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon |
| Spring | n/a |
| Factory lube | full |
| Pins | 5-pin |
| Typical price | $0.55 / switch |
| Sound profile | clacky, mid-pitched tactile |
| Released | 2022 |
Spec fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers rather than guesses.
Switches similar to the Drop Holy Panda X
Drop + Invyr Holy Panda Tactile The Drop + Invyr Holy Panda is the mass-produced version of the legendary Halo-stem-in-Panda-housing frankenswitch, with a sharp P-shaped bump right at the top of travel. Durock T1 Tactile The Durock T1 is the classic JWK strong tactile, with a large rounded 67g bump that spawned an entire family of T1-based recolors and variants. Gazzew Boba U4T Tactile The Gazzew Boba U4T is the benchmark thocky tactile, pairing a big D-shaped bump with soft proprietary housings for a deep bottom-out; also sold in a 68g weighting.
Which keyboards can use it?
Any hot-swap board with standard MX sockets accepts the Drop Holy Panda X (5-pin: check that your plate or PCB supports 5-pin, or clip the legs). Use KeebScout switch database to shortlist hot-swap boards that fit your budget and size, or browse the keyboard database.