Drop Holy Panda X vs Gazzew Boba U4T
The Drop Holy Panda X and the Gazzew Boba U4T are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.5 mm on the Drop Holy Panda X and 3.2 mm on the Gazzew Boba U4T; stock they sound different: clacky, mid-pitched tactile versus deep, thocky tactile; the Drop Holy Panda X costs less per switch ($0.55 versus $0.65).
- Cheaper per switchDrop Holy Panda X$0.55 versus $0.65
Choose the Drop Holy Panda X if
- you want a switch popular for typing.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Gazzew Boba U4T if
- you want a switch popular for thocky builds.
Drop Holy Panda X vs Gazzew Boba U4T, spec by spec
| Drop Holy Panda X | Gazzew Boba U4T | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 60g | n/a |
| Bottom-out force | 65g | 62g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3.2 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | proprietary boba blend |
| Bottom housing | nylon | proprietary boba blend |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | full | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.55 (stronger spec) | $0.65 |
| Sound profile | clacky, mid-pitched tactile | deep, thocky tactile |
| Released | 2022 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
82% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Drop Holy Panda X.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Drop Holy Panda X; 6% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gazzew Boba U4T.
70% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Drop Holy Panda X; 87% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gazzew Boba U4T.
Where to buy the Drop Holy Panda X
Where to buy the Gazzew Boba U4T
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