Gazzew Boba U4 vs Outemu Cream Yellow
The Gazzew Boba U4 and the Outemu Cream Yellow are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 4 mm on the Gazzew Boba U4 and 3.3 mm on the Outemu Cream Yellow; stock they sound different: near-silent, muted versus muted, dampened tactile; the Outemu Cream Yellow costs less per switch ($0.25 versus $0.65).
- Cheaper per switchOutemu Cream Yellow$0.25 versus $0.65
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.
Choose the Outemu Cream Yellow if
- you want a switch popular for budget builds.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Gazzew Boba U4 vs Outemu Cream Yellow, spec by spec
| Gazzew Boba U4 | Outemu Cream Yellow | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent tactile | Silent tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | n/a | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | 62g | 60g |
| Pre-travel | n/a | n/a |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.3 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | proprietary boba blend | nylon |
| Bottom housing | proprietary boba blend | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.65 | $0.25 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | near-silent, muted | muted, dampened tactile |
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Outemu Cream Yellow.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gazzew Boba U4; 8% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Outemu Cream Yellow.
87% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gazzew Boba U4; 15% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Outemu Cream Yellow.
Where to buy the Gazzew Boba U4
Where to buy the Outemu Cream Yellow
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