Gazzew Boba U4 vs Matias Quiet Click
Check compatibility before feel on this pair: the Matias Quiet Click will not drop into the same board as the other one, which narrows the choice for most people to whatever their keyboard accepts. Our switch library cross-links them because this matchup keeps coming up. Start with the A/B bursts below, then take the spec table and the picks in order.
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 U4 | Matias Quiet Click |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile (silent) | Tactile (silent) |
| Brand rates force at | bottom-out | actuation |
| Actuation force | not published | 60 g |
| Bottom-out force | 62 g | not published |
| Pre-travel | 1.7 mm | 2.2 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | Yes | Yes |
| Factory lubed | Yes | No |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | No |
| Price tier | Premium | Mid-range |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Gazzew advertises a bottom-out force for the Gazzew Boba U4 and Matias an actuation force for the Matias Quiet Click, so the two headline numbers are not measured at the same point. Compare row by row, not brand claim to brand claim.
Verdict
Both the Gazzew Boba U4 and the Matias Quiet Click are tactiles, so this matchup comes down to weight, travel and sound rather than feel. Check your board first: the Matias Quiet Click does not use an MX style stem, so the two are not interchangeable in the same keyboard. Weight is trickier to compare because Gazzew rates the Gazzew Boba U4 at 62 g bottom-out while the Matias Quiet Click is rated 60 g at actuation, two different measuring points. Nothing here separates by use case: the Gazzew Boba U4 is our pick for gaming and for typing, and it is the dampened one, so a shared room is not an argument. Take the Matias Quiet Click only if you specifically want damped Alps-style thud, office-safe.
- Overall pick
- Gazzew Boba U4
This pair does not split by use case: the Gazzew Boba U4 comes out ahead of the Matias Quiet Click on all three, so there is one pick here rather than three.
Force curves
Gazzew Boba U4
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.
Matias Quiet Click
Matias 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 U4 or Matias Quiet Click: the long answer
Before anything else, check that both of these will go into the board you own. The Matias Quiet Click does not use an MX style stem, so it will not drop into a standard hot-swap board or accept ordinary MX keycaps. The Gazzew Boba U4 is premium priced, while the Matias Quiet Click is mid priced. Factory lube is on the Gazzew Boba U4 alone. Budget the extra time if you pick the Matias Quiet Click and want it at its best.
On to the mechanical side. The force numbers do not line up: Gazzew rates the Gazzew Boba U4 at 62 g bottom-out while the Matias Quiet Click is quoted 60 g at actuation, two different points on the curve. On distance the Gazzew Boba U4 registers at 1.7 mm against 2.2 mm, and the full stroke runs 4.0 mm on the Gazzew Boba U4 against 3.5 mm on the Matias Quiet Click. Gazzew and Matias are both selling you tactiles here, so both raise a bump close to the point the press registers. Same family of stroke and no like-for-like force number between them, which pushes the answer onto sound and price.
Now the part spec sheets cannot carry: the voice. Through the A/B player above, the Gazzew Boba U4 comes through as near-silence with a firm tactile knock underneath, while the Matias Quiet Click reads as damped Alps-style thud, office-safe. Both carry factory dampening, so this is a contest between two of the quieter switches you can buy rather than a loud one against a quiet one. Worth repeating: the audio here is a simulation built from specs and community descriptions, not a recording of either switch.
This one does not split. Every axis we score points the same direction: the Gazzew Boba U4 is our pick for gaming, for typing and for a shared desk. On speed, it wins on a shorter distance to actuation. On typing feel, its keystroke stays consistent and comfortable across a full day of writing. On noise, the pads stop the bottom-out from traveling past your own desk. That leaves the Matias Quiet Click to anyone who preferred its voice in the player above, which is a good enough reason on its own. Do the listening first. It costs nothing and it changes minds more often than a spec table does.
Each of these has a page of its own with the full spec sheet and the sound notes. Start with the Gazzew Boba U4 page and the Matias Quiet Click page. If you are here to check the board you already own, use our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
For gaming, should I buy the Gazzew Boba U4 or the Matias Quiet Click?
We pick the Gazzew Boba U4 for gaming. The scoring gives it a shorter distance to actuation against the Matias Quiet Click, and both of those show up in a fast game.
Which of the Gazzew Boba U4 and the Matias Quiet Click is quieter in a shared room?
This is a tie at the quiet end. With two pad-dampened switches the case and the keycaps are louder than either one, and the choice between them is a choice of tone.
Which switch is heavier, the Gazzew Boba U4 or the Matias Quiet Click?
It is hard to say precisely. Gazzew rates the Gazzew Boba U4 at 62 g bottom-out, while the Matias Quiet Click is rated 60 g at actuation. Those are different measuring points, so the two numbers are not directly comparable; we label the basis wherever forces appear on this page.
Can the Gazzew Boba U4 and the Matias Quiet Click go in the same keyboard?
No. The Matias Quiet Click does not use an MX style stem, so it needs a board built for it and will not take ordinary MX keycaps, while the Gazzew Boba U4 is a standard MX switch. Whichever you pick decides the keyboard, not the other way round.
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