8BitDo Retro18 Numpad vs Other Viendi 8L
Get the 8BitDo Retro18 Numpad for hot-swappable. Get the Other Viendi 8L for knob.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
8BitDo Retro18 Numpad
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 45% of Numpad boards under $100.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Other Viendi 8L
Knob
Build quality in the top 35% of Numpad boards under $300.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
The differences that matter
Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.
8BitDo Retro18 Numpad
Other Viendi 8L
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum
Mount style
Top Mount
Sandwich Mount
Knob
No
Yes
- 8BitDo Retro18 Numpad
- Other Viendi 8L
- Performance
- 5453
- Build quality
- 7076
- Productivity
- 4974
- Customizability
- 5072
- Portability
- 8365
- Layout size: Numpad
8BitDo Retro18 Numpad vs Other Viendi 8L specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 22 specs differ
8BitDo Retro18 Numpad
Other Viendi 8L
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
8BitDo Retro18 Numpad
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Other Viendi 8L
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.
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