Gazzew Boba U4 vs TTC Silent Bluish White V2
The Gazzew Boba U4 and the TTC Silent Bluish White V2 are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 4 mm on the Gazzew Boba U4 and 3.5 mm on the TTC Silent Bluish White V2; stock they sound different: near-silent, muted versus near-silent, damped; the TTC Silent Bluish White V2 costs less per switch ($0.55 versus $0.65).
- Cheaper per switchTTC Silent Bluish White V2$0.55 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 TTC Silent Bluish White V2 if
- you want to spend less per switch.
Gazzew Boba U4 vs TTC Silent Bluish White V2, spec by spec
| Gazzew Boba U4 | TTC Silent Bluish White V2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent tactile | Silent tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | n/a | 42g |
| Bottom-out force | 62g | 50g |
| Pre-travel | n/a | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | proprietary boba blend | PC |
| Bottom housing | proprietary boba blend | PA66 |
| Spring | n/a | extended |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 3-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.65 | $0.55 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | near-silent, muted | near-silent, damped |
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
15% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the TTC Silent Bluish White V2.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gazzew Boba U4; 16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the TTC Silent Bluish White V2.
87% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gazzew Boba U4; 70% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the TTC Silent Bluish White V2.
Where to buy the Gazzew Boba U4
Where to buy the TTC Silent Bluish White V2
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