Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 vs Gateron Brown
The Gateron Brown and the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 sit in different price brackets, which across the 70-odd switches a board needs is a bigger difference than most of the spec sheet. Our switch library 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 | Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 | Gateron Brown |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 59 g | 55 g |
| Bottom-out force | not published | not published |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.4 mm | 4 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | No | No |
| Factory lubed | Yes | No |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Mid-range | Budget |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Both of these are rated at actuation, which is the one case where the advertised numbers compare directly. Every other force row still has to be matched basis to basis.
Verdict
This is a tactile versus tactile contest: the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 and the Gateron Brown share the same stroke character, which makes the smaller spec gaps decisive. Budget also has a say, since the Gateron Brown is budget friendly and the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 is mid priced. The Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 is the firmer of the two at actuation, 59 g to 55 g, though 4 g is not much to choose between. Where we land: the Gateron Brown for gaming, the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 for typing and a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- Gateron Brown
- Typing pick
- Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0
- Office pick
- Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0
Force curves
Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0
Gateron 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.
Gateron Brown
Gateron 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.
Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 or Gateron Brown: the long answer
Cost is the honest headline on this pair, so take it first. The Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 is mid priced, while the Gateron Brown is budget friendly. Factory lube is on the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 alone. Budget the extra time if you pick the Gateron Brown and want it at its best.
On to the mechanical side. They register at the same 2.0 mm, then part company on depth: 4.0 mm on the Gateron Brown against 3.4 mm on the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0. Type is not in play. Both are tactiles, and both raise a bump close to the point the press registers. The Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 is nominally firmer at actuation, 59 g to 55 g, but 4 g is not a gap you buy a switch for. Nothing here is decisive on its own, which is why the sound comparison matters more than usual on this pair.
Now the part spec sheets cannot carry: the voice. Through the A/B player above, the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 comes through as poppy, clacky tactile snap with a lively rebound, while the Gateron Brown reads as soft mid-pitch tap, slightly rounder than MX Brown. These demos are synthesized from published specs and documented character rather than studio recordings, which every player on the site says plainly.
Who buys which, then? Gaming goes to the Gateron Brown, because this axis is nearly a tie, and it comes out ahead only once the scoring is added up. Writing goes to the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0, since it holds the same feel from the first hour of writing to the last. A shared room goes to the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0, as it makes the least fuss of the pair in a shared space. Whichever way you land, listen to both above with the volume trims matched before you spend anything.
For either one on its own terms, read the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 page and the Gateron Brown 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 Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 or the Gateron Brown?
We pick the Gateron Brown for gaming. This is close to a coin toss. The scoring hands it over by a margin you would not feel in a match.
Which of the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 and the Gateron Brown 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 Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 reading as poppy, clacky tactile snap with a lively rebound against soft mid-pitch tap, slightly rounder than MX Brown from the Gateron Brown.
Which switch is heavier, the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 or the Gateron Brown?
The Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0. Both brands publish at actuation, which makes 59 g against 55 g an honest 4 g rather than two numbers from different rulers.
Which is cheaper to fill a board with, the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 or the Gateron Brown?
The Gateron Brown sits in the budget friendly bracket and the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 in the mid 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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