🔑 Elevate Your Typing Game with GATERON Baby Kangaroo 2.0!
The GATERON Baby Kangaroo 2.0 Keyboard Switches are heavy tactile RGB LED 5-pin switches designed for DIY keyboard enthusiasts. With a 59gf operating force, SMD LED compatibility, and a remarkable lifespan of 80 million keystrokes, these pre-lubed switches offer both performance and durability. Each pack includes 35 switches housed in a convenient tray, ensuring easy handling and maintenance.
D**D
Very good. Heavy tactile, loud, crisp, full
I love the actuation force required. It feels very tactile, almost a bit too much. Sounds crisp but feels full and bassy. It is relatively loud, but I would expect that. Very high quality and the lube was good too.
R**N
They feel good and i love the sound and feedback
The media could not be loaded. After two years of using brown switches on my Nuphy Halo keyboard, I decided it was time for a change. Linear switches never did the trick for me as they lacked the feedback i desired. On a whim, I purchased the Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0, and it was love at first type!! The installation was a breeze. The tactile bump is very noticeable, enhancing the typing feel and making the keyboard sound creamy, especially with the mods I've applied to my Nuphy Halo.These switches are not as light as the browns and require a bit more force, which might take some getting used to, but they are by far my favorite switches to date due to the superior tactile feedback they provide.Two weeks into using the new switches, I decided to re-lube them to further refine my typing experience. Here's how I did it:1. Cleaning: I disassembled the switches and washed all the stems with Dawn dish soap in warm water to remove the factory lube completely.2. Lubricating: I use authentic Krytox GPL204 lube from DuPont. It's important to me that the lubrication is genuine, especially since many aftermarket Krytox brands don't list their chemical components.3. Modding: I added 0.3mm Foam Switch Films to each switch. This significantly reduced stem wobble and tightened the switch housing tolerances, although it didn't alter the sound much.These steps took my typing experience from good to great, making each keystorke more satisfying than the last. If you're looking for a switch that brings out the best in your mechanical keyboard, I highly recommend giving the Baby Kangaroo 2.0 a try. They might just make you fall in love with your keyboard all over again!
A**L
Feel amazingly well, and a bit loud
A couple of points to notice:* I didn't lube or mod the switches in any way* I'm using them on an open case, with foam.* My keycaps are drop OEM profile.* I only have prior experience with MX brown, and MX blue.They feel great, the tactility is very good, and smooth and in general the typing experience is much better than mx brown (or blue).They sound nice and thocky but are a bit loud though, a bit more than I expected, not as piercing as MX blue click but fairly loud.From 3 boxes (105) I have 3 misbehaving switches, 1 with weird sound and feel, and 2 that would not always register, I'm fairly certain that if I'll open them and tinker a bit it can be solved. (I have no point of reference to how good/bad that is quality wise)They are really worth the money, and I really enjoy typing on them.
E**E
Very interesting tactile switch with a terrible factory lube.
The switch is very unusual tactile, but I like it. After lubing it manually, it feels and sounds great. However, the factory lube is bad and very inconsistent. If you want to get this switch, plan to lube it yourself, as out of the box it won't be a good experience.
V**A
Easily Recommended
Great price, very responsive and they sound great. The factory lube job was acceptable. It's my favorite heavy tactile switch thus far. I've used it in a Royal RK96 board as well as in the Womire WK60 to great satisfaction.
A**P
Good value
Great switches!
S**A
Good to go!
Very new to mechanical keyboards, recently purchased a Nuphy Halo 96 V2 which came with the mint switches which were very light, after some YouTube research I came across the baby kangaroos and it was nothing but positive. Popped them in and night and day difference. Much better sound, more deep thock compared to the mints, and much better typing experience so far. Again being new to mechanical keyboards I haven’t gotten into lubing or taking apart switches. Honestly don’t think these need it! These having a clear top housing also brought out a better RGB performance in brightness and color (less washed out or color fading)
M**Y
Super satisfying
Super satisfying tactile feel, good quality, and even though it's more pricey I'd say I got my money's worth.
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