Gazzew Boba Gum Pink Silent Linear Bobagum RGB For Mechanical Keyboard Custom Switch 5pin 52g 62g 68g Bottom (Axis Body : Boba gum 62g, Color : 200PCS)

Product Information

If you want one of the quietest silent linear switches in the market now, right out of the box, the Gazzew Bobagum is definitely one of the best options. It is whisper quiet, it has excellent housing tolerance, and of course, it is very eye-catching (but not to the point where it’s obnoxious) in pink. I am able to lube the switches with Krytox 205g0 and the springs with Krytox 105. Filming them is also possible. So if these mods will benefit I am going to apply them. The dampened landing may bother you more than the scratchiness if you aren’t used to a silent stem with silicone dampeners. Tactility and Bump Profile

Last but definitely not least is the bright pink colourway of the Bobagum switch. The dark pink stem and light pink housing lend to a unique, eye-catching design that sets it apart from other switches in the market now. Personally, I’m not a big fan of the colour pink, but I do quite like the aesthetic of the Bobagum. The Bad Stuff The process includes lubing stem rails on the bottom housing, and “donut-dipping” the spring bottoms in lubricant.

Remarks

There is an ever so slight amount of ping in the spring of these switches that aren’t in Boba U4s, though I know from first hand experience that this disappears with a decent lubrication job. Scores and Statistics While these are also another Gazzew switch, the Silent Sky switches are still noticeable louder than the Boba U4s, which I would likely chalk up in large part to the ‘mysterious’ plastic compound used in the housing of these new switches. The second area where this switch will suffer is not even objectively poor, but rather ‘poor’ by the way of the community standard. The tactile bump on both the original U4 stems, as well as the Boba U4 switches are both mid-range in terms of tactile strength. While I have previously mentioned that silent tactiles do lose some edge of tactility over their non-silent competitors in normal tactiles, these switches were never aimed at being the “most tactile switch that you’ve ever felt”. And the reason that this is a detriment, unfortunately, is due to such a large part of the community deeming tactile switches as good if and only if they have a tactile event strong enough to beat you up for your lunch money. There is such a thing as good, mid-range tactile switches that provide tactile events that don’t actively try and compete against Holy Pandas. (And yes, you are allowed to like them.) So with my grandstanding out of the way, while I truly think these are a great mid-tactility silent tactile switch in terms of push feel, I feel like some portion of the community will wrinkle their noses at it because it’s not “tactile enough”. Sound

With only the minor gripe with the consistent, leathery ‘scratch’ noise present throughout the stroke of these switches, literally everything is silent. Hell, even the scratch noise itself is quiet by modern switch metrics for tactiles and linears alike. Context In relation to other tactile switches, the Boba U4 feels stronger and rounder than Holy Panda, Glorious Panda, T1, and Outemu Sky. Reduced leaf ping due to metal composition and newly designed base along with factory lubed spring bottoms and leafs (the slide rails are not lubed); BOBA PLASTIC IS BEING DISCONTINUED AS A RESULT ALL PURPLE & PINK BOBA PLASTIC THAT IS AVAILABLE CURRENTLY IS THE LAST THAT WIL BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE NEW PLASTIC HAS BEEN PRODUCED. I may make other colors available for LT & Bobagums but that will be determined when all of the bases have been used. There will be a new plastic replacing boba plastic that will be added in the future in place of the boba plastics.

Gazzew’s Boba U4 silent tactile switch is one of the more compelling switches to be released in quite some time, and is one of the most exciting tactile switches since the Holy Panda. The top housing wobble, as well, is nothing to scoff at in its own right. While there is absolutely no give to the top housing in any direction on all of the samples that I have tried, this is slightly less impressive given that Gazzew’s tops have been known for having this quality for some time. The consistency of the quality, though, is nearly as impressive as the leaps and bounds made in increasing the tolerances regarding the stem wobble in these switches. Other