Gazzew Boba U4T vs Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch)
The Gazzew Boba U4T and the Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch) 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 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 U4T | Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch) |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Brand rates force at | bottom-out | bottom-out |
| Actuation force | not published | 60 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 | No |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Premium | Premium |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Gazzew and Community both advertise a bottom-out force, so the two headline figures in this table are measured at the same point and can be read against each other.
Verdict
Gazzew and Community are selling the same stroke here, so the Gazzew Boba U4T and the Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch) separate on spring, distance and voice instead. The Gazzew Boba U4T also stops sooner, 3.2 mm of total travel against 4.0 mm. Their springs sit close together, just 5 g apart at bottom-out, with the Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch) the marginally firmer press. We land on the Gazzew Boba U4T for every use we score, and it is the one that carries less across a room, so the Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch) makes sense only if you preferred its voice in the player above.
- Overall pick
- Gazzew Boba U4T
No use case rescues the Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch) 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.
Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch)
Gazzew Boba U4T or Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch): the long answer
Start with feel, because it settles most switch arguments before sound comes up. Travel differs at both ends, with the Gazzew Boba U4T registering first at 1.7 mm and the Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch) running deepest at 4.0 mm. The Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch) 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 Community are both selling you tactiles here, so both raise a bump close to the point the press registers. Nothing here is decisive on its own, which is why the sound comparison matters more than usual on this pair.
Sound decides more of these arguments than force curves do. Through the A/B player above, the Gazzew Boba U4T comes through as the reference thock: deep, full, immediate, while the Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch) reads as deep rounded thock with a snappy tactile knock. These demos are synthesized from published specs and documented character rather than studio recordings, which every player on the site says plainly.
On the practical side, both are premium priced. One of them has already been lubed for you and one has not, which is worth more than the price gap if you were not planning to open 70 switches.
This one does not split. Every axis we score points the same direction: the Gazzew Boba U4T is our pick for gaming, for typing and for a shared desk. On speed, it wins on a lighter spring at bottom-out and a shorter distance to actuation. On typing feel, nothing about it gets tiring by the afternoon, which is the whole test for a writing switch. On noise, it is the quieter of the two once the room is listening. That leaves the Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch) to anyone who preferred its voice in the player above, which is a good enough reason on its own. Before you order either, match the volume trims above and hear them back to back.
There is more on both than a head-to-head can carry. Start with the Gazzew Boba U4T page and the Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch) page. If you are here to check the board you already own, use our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Gazzew Boba U4T or the Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch) the better gaming switch?
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.
Gazzew Boba U4T or Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch): which one is quieter?
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.
Which switch is heavier, the Gazzew Boba U4T or the Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch)?
The Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch). Both brands publish at bottom-out, which makes 67 g against 62 g an honest 5 g rather than two numbers from different rulers.
Do the Gazzew Boba U4T and the Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch) need lubing?
The Gazzew Boba U4T arrives lubed from the factory, so it is usable straight out of the bag. The Community Holy Panda (Original Frankenswitch) does not, and on a full board that is an evening of work if you want it at its smoothest. Plenty of people run unlubed switches happily; it is a question of whether a slightly drier stroke bothers you.
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