Gateron Silent Brown vs Gazzew Boba U4
The Gateron Silent Brown and the Gazzew Boba U4 are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.5 mm on the Gateron Silent Brown and 4 mm on the Gazzew Boba U4; stock they sound different: silent light tactile versus near-silent, muted; the Gateron Silent Brown costs less per switch ($0.45 versus $0.65).
- Cheaper per switchGateron Silent Brown$0.45 versus $0.65
Choose the Gateron Silent Brown if
- you want a switch popular for quiet tactile office.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Gazzew Boba U4 if
- you want a switch popular for office.
- you want a switch popular for quiet builds.
Gateron Silent Brown vs Gazzew Boba U4, spec by spec
| Gateron Silent Brown | Gazzew Boba U4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent tactile | Silent tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | n/a |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | 62g |
| Pre-travel | n/a | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.5 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 | n/a | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.45 (stronger spec) | $0.65 |
| Sound profile | silent light tactile | near-silent, muted |
| Released | 2019 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Gateron Silent Brown.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Silent Brown; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gazzew Boba U4.
56% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron Silent Brown; 87% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gazzew Boba U4.
Where to buy the Gateron Silent Brown
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Where to buy the Gazzew Boba U4
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