Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 vs Glorious Panda
The Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 and the Glorious Panda are separated mostly by spring weight, 10 g of it at actuation, with the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 the firmer press and the Glorious Panda the easier one to hold down. Our full switch library puts these two on each other's shortlist, and the player below is the fastest way to settle it: match the volumes, then work down through the 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 | Glorious Panda |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | bottom-out |
| Actuation force | 59 g | 49 g |
| Bottom-out force | not published | 60 g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2.5 mm |
| Total travel | 3.4 mm | 3.3 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | No | No |
| Factory lubed | Yes | No |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Watch the "brand rates force at" row: these two makers do not measure at the same place, actuation for the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 and bottom-out for the Glorious Panda. Force numbers only compare within a row.
Verdict
Both the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 and the Glorious Panda are tactiles, so this matchup comes down to weight, travel and sound rather than feel. There is a real weight gap too: 59 g against 49 g at actuation, so the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 asks noticeably more of your fingers over a long session. Travel favors the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0: it registers at 2.0 mm where the Glorious Panda needs 2.5 mm. One pick, not three: the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 takes gaming and typing, and it is the one that carries less across a room. The Glorious Panda is the answer only to a question our scoring does not ask.
- Overall pick
- Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0
Our three scores agree on this pair. The Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 takes all of them, which is why there is a single card above instead of three.
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.
Glorious Panda
Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 or Glorious Panda: the long answer
Take the mechanical side first, since that is where this pair separates. At actuation the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 is the firmer press, 59 g against 49 g, a difference you notice after a paragraph rather than on the first keystroke. On distance the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 registers at 2.0 mm against 2.5 mm, and the full stroke runs 3.4 mm on the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 against 3.3 mm on the Glorious Panda. The stroke itself is shared: each one puts a felt event in the middle of the stroke. Same stroke character, so the spring is the fact to weigh.
What the table cannot tell you is how either one lands in a room. Put them through the player above and the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 lands as poppy, clacky tactile snap with a lively rebound where the Glorious Panda lands as poppy thock with a touch of stock spring ping. As everywhere on the site, these are simulations built from published specifications and documented character. Accurate enough to compare, not a recording.
On cost and convenience, both are mid 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.
Who buys which, then? One switch takes every axis we score: the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 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, 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 Glorious Panda to anyone who preferred its voice in the player above, which is a good enough reason on its own. 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 Glorious Panda page. If you are here to check the board you already own, use our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better for gaming, the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 or the Glorious Panda?
We pick the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 for gaming. Honestly either is fine here. It takes the nod once the scoring is added up, and only just.
Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 or Glorious Panda: 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 Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 or the Glorious Panda?
The Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 is heavier: 59 g against 49 g, both measured at actuation, so this is a fair like-for-like comparison.
Do the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 and the Glorious Panda need lubing?
The Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 arrives lubed from the factory, so it is usable straight out of the bag. The Glorious Panda 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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