Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 vs Gateron Beer
The Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 and the Gateron Beer are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Gateron Beer is lighter to actuate (50g versus 59g); stock they sound different: snappy, thumpy versus poppy, medium-pitched.
Choose the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 if
- you want a switch popular for heavy tactile fans.
- you want a switch popular for typing.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (59g).
Choose the Gateron Beer if
- you want a switch popular for early-bump tactiles.
- you want a switch popular for novelty colorways.
- you want a lighter keystroke (50g).
Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 vs Gateron Beer, spec by spec
| Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 | Gateron Beer | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 59g | 50g |
| Bottom-out force | 65g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.4 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | green PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon | green PC |
| Spring | dual-stage | dual-stage |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.50 | n/a |
| Sound profile | snappy, thumpy | poppy, medium-pitched |
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
81% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0; 52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Gateron Beer.
13% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0; 13% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Beer.
63% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0.
Where to buy the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0
Where to buy the Gateron Beer
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