Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro vs Gazzew Boba U4T
The Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro and the Gazzew Boba U4T sit in different price brackets, which across the 70-odd switches a board needs is a bigger difference than most of the spec sheet. Our full switch library already points each of these at the other. Hear them back to back below with the trims matched before you read a single number.
Hear them back to back
simulated from real specssound loads on your first tapShortcuts: press A or B anywhere outside a text box to fire that burst. Use the volume trims to loudness-match the pair before judging which sounds better.
Spec by spec
| Spec | Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro | Gazzew Boba U4T |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | bottom-out |
| Actuation force | 40 g | not published |
| Bottom-out force | not published | 62 g |
| Pre-travel | 1.9 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Total travel | 3.8 mm | 3.2 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | No | No |
| Factory lubed | Yes | Yes |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Budget | Premium |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Akko advertises an actuation force for the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro and Gazzew a bottom-out force for the Gazzew Boba U4T, so the two headline numbers are not measured at the same point. Compare row by row, not brand claim to brand claim.
Verdict
This is a tactile versus tactile contest: the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro and the Gazzew Boba U4T share the same stroke character, which makes the smaller spec gaps decisive. The Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro is the cheaper board to fill by a full bracket, budget friendly against premium priced. The two force figures are measured at different points, actuation for the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro and bottom-out for the Gazzew Boba U4T, so the bigger number is not the heavier switch. Split by use: the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro for gaming and a shared office, the Gazzew Boba U4T for typing.
- Gaming pick
- Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro
- Typing pick
- Gazzew Boba U4T
- Office pick
- Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro
Force curves
Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro
Akko publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the dashed end of the curve is an estimate, not a spec. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers.
Gazzew Boba U4T
Gazzew rates this switch at its bottom-out and publishes no actuation force, so the marked bottom-out is the spec and the dashed line into it is an illustration of the stroke, not measured data.
Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro or Gazzew Boba U4T: the long answer
Money separates these two more cleanly than any spec does. The Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro is budget friendly, while the Gazzew Boba U4T is premium priced. Both arrive lubed from the factory, which is one project you can skip either way.
On to the mechanical side. Be careful reading the two force figures side by side. 40 g on the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro is an actuation number and 62 g on the Gazzew Boba U4T is measured at bottom-out, so the larger number is not the heavier switch. Travel differs at both ends, with the Gazzew Boba U4T registering first at 1.7 mm and the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro running deepest at 3.8 mm. Both are tactiles either way, so each one puts a felt event in the middle of the stroke. Same family of stroke and no like-for-like force number between them, which pushes the answer onto sound and price.
What the table cannot tell you is how either one lands in a room. Put them through the player above and the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro lands as crisp poppy clack with a big up-front bump where the Gazzew Boba U4T lands as the reference thock: deep, full, immediate. Both packs are synthesized rather than recorded, so read the comparison as a faithful sketch of each voice and not as a measurement of it.
This one genuinely splits. The Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro for games, because the honest answer is that either would do, and it wins on a margin too small to feel. The Gazzew Boba U4T for writing, since its keystroke stays consistent and comfortable across a full day of writing. The Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro for an office, as it is the one of these two you would not apologize for. Whichever way you land, listen to both above with the volume trims matched before you spend anything.
Want the full story on either switch? Read the dedicated Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro page and the Gazzew Boba U4T page. Or leave switches aside for a minute and run your current keyboard through the free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro or Gazzew Boba U4T for gaming?
We pick the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro for gaming. This is close to a coin toss. The scoring hands it over by a margin you would not feel in a match.
Which is quieter, the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro or the Gazzew Boba U4T?
Nothing in either one is built to reduce noise, so on raw volume this is a tie decided by your keyboard rather than your switch. What you will actually hear is a difference of pitch and texture, which the player above shows better than a sentence can.
Is the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro heavier than the Gazzew Boba U4T?
It is hard to say precisely. Akko rates the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro at 40 g actuation, while the Gazzew Boba U4T is rated 62 g at bottom-out. Those are different measuring points, so the two numbers are not directly comparable; we label the basis wherever forces appear on this page.
Which is cheaper to fill a board with, the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro or the Gazzew Boba U4T?
The Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro sits in the budget friendly bracket and the Gazzew Boba U4T in the premium priced one. We do not hold a reliable per-switch price for both, so the bracket is the honest answer rather than a total.
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