Durock Dolphin vs Gazzew Bobagum
The Durock Dolphin and the Gazzew Bobagum are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.8 mm on the Durock Dolphin and 3.6 mm on the Gazzew Bobagum; stock they sound different: muted, creamy versus near-silent, soft; the Durock Dolphin costs less per switch ($0.55 versus $0.65).
- Cheaper per switchDurock Dolphin$0.55 versus $0.65
Choose the Durock Dolphin if
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Gazzew Bobagum if
- its character fits you: the gazzew bobagum is a pink near-silent linear that ranks among the quietest switches sold, with a soft but not mushy landing; multiple spring weights exist.
Durock Dolphin vs Gazzew Bobagum, spec by spec
| Durock Dolphin | Gazzew Bobagum | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent linear | Silent linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | n/a | 46g |
| Bottom-out force | 62g | 55g |
| Pre-travel | n/a | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.8 mm | 3.6 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | proprietary boba blend |
| Bottom housing | nylon | proprietary boba blend |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.55 (stronger spec) | $0.65 |
| Sound profile | muted, creamy | near-silent, soft |
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
48% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Gazzew Bobagum.
49% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Durock Dolphin; 34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gazzew Bobagum.
70% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Durock Dolphin; 87% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gazzew Bobagum.
Where to buy the Durock Dolphin
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Where to buy the Gazzew Bobagum
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