Gazzew Boba U4T vs Durock T1
Stroke depth is the widest real gap between the Gazzew Boba U4T and the Durock T1, 0.8 mm of it, and it shapes the bottom-out you hear in the player below. Our library of every switch we simulate 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 U4T | Durock T1 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Brand rates force at | bottom-out | bottom-out |
| Actuation force | not published | 55 g |
| Bottom-out force | 62 g | 67 g |
| 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 | Premium |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Both makers rate these 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
The Gazzew Boba U4T and the Durock T1 are both tactiles, so nothing separates them at the fingertip until you look at springs and acoustics. Stroke depth separates them too: 4.0 mm on the Durock T1 against 3.2 mm on the Gazzew Boba U4T, which you hear at the bottom as much as you feel it. The Durock T1 is the firmer of the two at bottom-out, 67 g to 62 g, though 5 g is not much to choose between. The Gazzew Boba U4T comes out ahead of the Durock T1 for gaming and for typing, and it is the one that carries less across a room, so this comparison has one answer instead of a set of them.
- Overall pick
- Gazzew Boba U4T
Our three scores agree on this pair. The Gazzew Boba U4T takes all of them, which is why there is a single card above instead of three.
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.
Durock T1
Gazzew Boba U4T or Durock T1: the long answer
Take the mechanical side first, since that is where this pair separates. 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 Durock T1. The Durock T1 is nominally firmer at bottom-out, 67 g to 62 g, but 5 g is not a gap you buy a switch for. Gazzew and Durock are both selling you tactiles here, so both raise a bump close to the point the press registers. Neither one out-feels the other on type, so the small differences in the table are where the decision lives.
Sound decides more of these arguments than force curves do. Played back to back, the Gazzew Boba U4T is the reference thock: deep, full, immediate against deep thocky tap with a big D-shaped bump from the Durock T1. One caveat we repeat wherever a player appears: no studio recording sits behind either of these. They are built from what each maker publishes and what the community reports.
On cost and convenience, both are premium priced. Factory lube on both, so the smoothness you hear in the player is roughly the smoothness you get.
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, a lighter spring at bottom-out and a shorter distance to actuation go its way. On typing feel, it holds the same feel from the first hour of writing to the last. On noise, it is the one of these two you would not apologize for. That leaves the Durock T1 to anyone who preferred its voice in the player above, which is a good enough reason on its own. The player above is the cheapest part of this decision, so use it before your wallet is involved.
There is more on both than a head-to-head can carry. Start with the Gazzew Boba U4T page and the Durock T1 page, or test how your current keyboard performs with our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
For gaming, should I buy the Gazzew Boba U4T or the Durock T1?
We pick the Gazzew Boba U4T for gaming. Of the two it has the quicker, less intrusive stroke, winning on a lighter spring at bottom-out and a shorter distance to actuation.
Which of the Gazzew Boba U4T and the Durock T1 is quieter in a shared room?
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 U4T reading as the reference thock: deep, full, immediate against deep thocky tap with a big D-shaped bump from the Durock T1.
Gazzew Boba U4T vs Durock T1: which one is the heavier press?
The Durock T1, and the comparison is clean: bottom-out on both sides, 67 g to 62 g.
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