Gazzew Boba LT vs Gazzew Boba U4T
This one is a linear against a tactile: the Gazzew Boba LT and the Gazzew Boba U4T feel different from the first press, and no amount of tuning closes that. Our 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 | Gazzew Boba LT | Gazzew Boba U4T |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Tactile |
| Brand rates force at | bottom-out | bottom-out |
| Actuation force | not published | not published |
| Bottom-out force | 55 g | 62 g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Total travel | 3.2 mm | 3.2 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | No | No |
| Factory lubed | Yes | Yes |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Premium | Premium |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Both of these are rated at bottom-out, which is the one case where the advertised numbers compare directly. Every other force row still has to be matched basis to basis.
Verdict
Feel is the headline difference here: the Gazzew Boba LT is a linear switch while the Gazzew Boba U4T is a tactile, and that shapes every keystroke. Their springs sit close together, just 7 g apart at bottom-out, with the Gazzew Boba U4T the marginally firmer press. Distance to actuation splits them as well, 1.7 mm on the Gazzew Boba U4T against 2.0 mm on the Gazzew Boba LT. Our picks: the Gazzew Boba LT for gaming, the Gazzew Boba U4T for typing and a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- Gazzew Boba LT
- Typing pick
- Gazzew Boba U4T
- Office pick
- Gazzew Boba U4T
Force curves
Gazzew Boba LT
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.
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.
Gazzew Boba LT or Gazzew Boba U4T: the long answer
Specs first, since the feel gap is what you notice in the first minute of typing. Start with the stroke, because the Gazzew Boba LT runs smooth the whole way down while the Gazzew Boba U4T raises a bump at the point it registers. At bottom-out the Gazzew Boba U4T is the firmer press, 62 g against 55 g, a difference you notice after a paragraph rather than on the first keystroke. The Gazzew Boba U4T registers earlier, 1.7 mm against 2.0 mm, inside the same 3.2 mm of total travel. Everything after this is a refinement of a choice you have already made by picking a type.
Sound is where most people finally pick a side. Through the A/B player above, the Gazzew Boba LT comes through as deep muted linear thud in a Boba shell, while the Gazzew Boba U4T reads 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.
On price and practicality, both are premium priced. Factory lube on both, so the smoothness you hear in the player is roughly the smoothness you get.
This one genuinely splits. The Gazzew Boba LT for games, because nothing interrupts fast repeated presses on its linear stroke. The Gazzew Boba U4T for writing, since the bump tells your fingers the key registered, which is most of what typists want. The Gazzew Boba U4T for an office, as it is the quieter of the two once the room is listening. Before you order either, match the volume trims above and hear them back to back.
Want the full story on either switch? Read the dedicated Gazzew Boba LT page and the Gazzew Boba U4T page, or test how your current keyboard performs with our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
For gaming, should I buy the Gazzew Boba LT or the Gazzew Boba U4T?
We pick the Gazzew Boba LT for gaming. On a fast repeat the tactile bump on the Gazzew Boba U4T is one event too many, and the linear does not have it.
Is the Gazzew Boba LT quieter than the Gazzew Boba U4T?
Volume is roughly a wash: no dampening and no click mechanism on either, so your typing force and your case decide the level. The character is not a wash, with the Gazzew Boba LT reading as deep muted linear thud in a Boba shell against the reference thock: deep, full, immediate from the Gazzew Boba U4T.
Is the Gazzew Boba LT heavier than the Gazzew Boba U4T?
The Gazzew Boba U4T. Both brands publish at bottom-out, which makes 62 g against 55 g an honest 7 g rather than two numbers from different rulers.
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