Gazzew Boba U4T vs Cherry MX Brown MX2A
The Gazzew Boba U4T and the Cherry MX Brown MX2A run to different depths, 0.8 mm apart at the bottom, which changes both how they sound and how far your fingers move all day. Our library of every switch we simulate links the two to each other for that reason. Play the A/B bursts below to hear them back to back, match the volumes, then read the spec table and the verdict.
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 U4T | Cherry MX Brown MX2A |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Brand rates force at | bottom-out | actuation |
| Actuation force | not published | 45 g |
| Bottom-out force | 62 g | 60 g (our estimate) |
| Pre-travel | 1.7 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.2 mm | 4 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | No | No |
| Factory lubed | Yes | Yes |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Premium | Mid-range |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Gazzew advertises a bottom-out force for the Gazzew Boba U4T and Cherry an actuation force for the Cherry MX Brown MX2A, so the two headline numbers are not measured at the same point. Compare row by row, not brand claim to brand claim. The figure marked "our estimate" is our own derivation and not a manufacturer number, because Cherry publishes no bottom-out figure for the Cherry MX Brown MX2A. How we derive a bottom-out figure .
Verdict
Gazzew and Cherry are selling the same stroke here, so the Gazzew Boba U4T and the Cherry MX Brown MX2A separate on spring, distance and voice instead. The Gazzew Boba U4T also stops sooner, 3.2 mm of total travel against 4.0 mm. Weight is nearly even at bottom-out: 62 g for the Gazzew Boba U4T against 60 g, a gap most fingers will barely register. Cherry publishes no bottom-out figure, so treat that 60 g as our estimate. Nothing here separates by use case: the Gazzew Boba U4T is our pick for gaming and for typing, and it is the safer of the two in a shared room. Take the Cherry MX Brown MX2A only if you specifically want soft, slightly sandy mid-pitch tap.
- Overall pick
- Gazzew Boba U4T
No use case rescues the Cherry MX Brown MX2A here. The Gazzew Boba U4T wins gaming, typing and the office question alike, so the block collapses to one.
Force curves
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.
Cherry MX Brown MX2A
Cherry publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the 60 g at the end of the stroke is our estimate and the run into it is dashed. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers. How we derive it.
Gazzew Boba U4T or Cherry MX Brown MX2A: the long answer
Read the spec sheet once, carefully, and most of this decision makes itself. On distance the Gazzew Boba U4T registers at 1.7 mm against 2.0 mm, and the full stroke runs 3.2 mm on the Gazzew Boba U4T against 4.0 mm on the Cherry MX Brown MX2A. Both are tactiles either way, so both give a finger something to aim at on the way down. Spring weight barely separates them, 2 g at bottom-out with the Gazzew Boba U4T on the firmer side, which most fingers will not register. Cherry publishes no bottom-out figure, so treat that 60 g as our estimate. Neither one out-feels the other on type, so the small differences in the table are where the decision lives.
What the table cannot tell you is how either one lands in a room. Through the A/B player above, the Gazzew Boba U4T comes through as the reference thock: deep, full, immediate, while the Cherry MX Brown MX2A reads as soft, slightly sandy mid-pitch tap. Worth repeating: the audio here is a simulation built from specs and community descriptions, not a recording of either switch.
On price and practicality, the Gazzew Boba U4T is premium priced, while the Cherry MX Brown MX2A is mid priced. Both come factory lubed, so neither needs work out of the box.
So who should buy which? The same switch wins every way we score it: the Gazzew Boba U4T is our pick for gaming, for typing and for a shared desk. On speed, the honest answer is that either would do, and it wins on a margin too small to feel. On typing feel, it holds the same feel from the first hour of writing to the last. On noise, it is the quieter of the two once the room is listening. That leaves the Cherry MX Brown MX2A to anyone who preferred its voice in the player above, which is a good enough reason on its own. None of this beats hearing them yourself, which the player above lets you do in about a minute.
Each of these has a page of its own with the full spec sheet and the sound notes. Start with the Gazzew Boba U4T page and the Cherry MX Brown MX2A page. Or leave switches aside for a minute and run your current keyboard through the free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
For gaming, should I buy the Gazzew Boba U4T or the Cherry MX Brown MX2A?
We pick the Gazzew Boba U4T for gaming. The two are close enough for gaming that either works; our scoring defaults to it by a small margin.
Which of the Gazzew Boba U4T and the Cherry MX Brown MX2A is quieter in a shared room?
They are close. Neither is a silent switch and neither clicks, so loudness depends mostly on how hard you bottom out and the board they sit in. Their character differs though: the Gazzew Boba U4T leans toward the reference thock: deep, full, immediate, while the Cherry MX Brown MX2A is soft, slightly sandy mid-pitch tap.
Which switch is heavier, the Gazzew Boba U4T or the Cherry MX Brown MX2A?
The Gazzew Boba U4T, on the numbers we have: 62 g against 60 g at bottom-out. Read that as a guide rather than a like-for-like manufacturer comparison, because Cherry publishes no bottom-out figure, so the 60 g we list for the Cherry MX Brown MX2A is our own derivation from the forces it does publish rather than a manufacturer rating.
Which is cheaper to fill a board with, the Gazzew Boba U4T or the Cherry MX Brown MX2A?
The Cherry MX Brown MX2A sits in the mid priced 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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