Sake ~ aka Holy Boba
- Gazzew Boba housing
- Input Club Halo stem
- Strong, smooth tactility
- Clean, tight operation without rattle
- Refined, thocky sound and feel
A remarkable switch that manages to be very snappy without the expected harshness in sound or feel.
Flavor-text:
Did you enjoy Holy Pandas, but find them a bit too harsh - or maybe just a bit too loud? Maybe you enjoyed the strong tactility, but thought you might prefer something more refined? Perhaps none of that matters and what you’re really after is a fresh, hip tactile that isn’t a Panda.
If any of that vaguely sounds like a “yes” to you, then Holy Bobas just might be worth your attention.
These have a bump profile pretty similar to the aforementioned Ailuropoda Sacris, but with more emphasis on the bump’s resistance than the stem’s bottom-out. The bump is firm on the way down as well as on the way up; springs below 55g may not return it crisply without lube on the tactile legs. I’m currently using the 62g Boba springs in them, and while they feel incredibly satisfying, I find myself looking for just a little bit more pop-up force for my nerve-damaged fingers.
What my fingers do appreciate about these is the soft plastic in the housing - and the effect that has on the feel of the switch. Gone are the harsh feeling and sharp, clacky vibrations of my other favorite be-halo’d switches, Heisenbergs and Holy Pandas - replaced with crisp but comparatively muted alternatives - making for what I consider a much more pleasant sound and feel. I’m currently finding them a fantastic pair to ABS MT3 keycaps.
Designed for and well-suited to silent switches as the Boba housings may be, I’m convinced the path of Holiness is their true calling. They were only tangentially on my radar at first, but have very quickly become one of my very favorite switches overall, both in feeling and sound.
Edit: The first post I’ve found mentioning these is from u/skypm on reddit, and they decided called this combo “Sake”, so I’ve updated this entry to reflect that. I think it’s an appropriate name for a switch with this housing, which itself does resemble the look of unfiltered Sake.