Akko Penguin Silent vs Gazzew Boba U4
The Akko Penguin Silent and the Gazzew Boba U4 are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.3 mm on the Akko Penguin Silent and 4 mm on the Gazzew Boba U4; stock they sound different: muted, soft tactile thump versus near-silent, muted; the Akko Penguin Silent costs less per switch ($0.24 versus $0.65).
- Cheaper per switchAkko Penguin Silent$0.24 versus $0.65
Choose the Akko Penguin Silent if
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Gazzew Boba U4 if
- its character fits you: the gazzew boba u4 is widely considered the best silent tactile available, keeping the u4t's strong bump while damping both downstroke and upstroke to near silence; also sold in 68g.
Akko Penguin Silent vs Gazzew Boba U4, spec by spec
| Akko Penguin Silent | Gazzew Boba U4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent tactile | Silent tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 43g | n/a |
| Bottom-out force | 60g | 62g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.3 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | n/a | POM |
| Top housing | n/a | proprietary boba blend |
| Bottom housing | n/a | proprietary boba blend |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.24 (stronger spec) | $0.65 |
| Sound profile | muted, soft tactile thump | near-silent, muted |
| Released | 2023 | 2020 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
19% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Akko Penguin Silent.
8% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Akko Penguin Silent; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gazzew Boba U4.
13% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Akko Penguin Silent; 87% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gazzew Boba U4.
Where to buy the Akko Penguin Silent
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Where to buy the Gazzew Boba U4
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