Drop Holy Panda X

Tactile Drop, made by Gateron

Drop Holy Panda X switch
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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Spec fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers rather than guesses.

Unverified: specs compiled from manufacturer listings

Where to buy

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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. Compare: Drop Holy Panda X vs Drop + Invyr Holy Panda
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. Compare: Drop Holy Panda X vs Durock T1
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. Compare: Drop Holy Panda X vs Gazzew Boba U4T

Keyboards sold with the Drop Holy Panda X

Drop ALT V2 65% · $189 · hot-swap The Drop ALT V2 is a 67-key 65% mechanical keyboard with a high-profile CNC-machined aluminum case set at a fixed 6-degree angle, hot-swap 5-pin sockets, per-key RGB, and QMK/VIA support, sold prebuilt with Gateron Yellow KS3 linear or clear-housing Drop Holy Panda X tactile switches. Drop CTRL V2 TKL · $200 · hot-swap The Drop CTRL V2 is an 87-key TKL mechanical keyboard with a CNC-machined anodized aluminum case, hot-swap 5-pin sockets, per-key RGB, and QMK/VIA support, sold prebuilt with Gateron Yellow KS3 linear or clear-housing Drop Holy Panda X tactile switches. Drop Sense75 75% · $149 · hot-swap The Drop Sense75 is an 84-key 75% mechanical keyboard with a gasket-mounted 6000-series aluminum case, a rotary encoder knob, hot-swap switch sockets, and per-key RGB with underglow, sold prebuilt with Drop Holy Panda X switches and DCX doubleshot keycaps. Drop SHIFT V2 96% · $250 · hot-swap The Drop SHIFT V2 is a 99-key 96% (1800-compact) mechanical keyboard in a machined aluminum case with hot-swap 5-pin sockets, per-key RGB, doubleshot PBT keycaps, and QMK/VIA support, sold prebuilt with Gateron Yellow linear or clear-housing Drop Holy Panda X tactile switches.

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.

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