Aesco A83 Air vs Double shell DS102i
Get the Aesco A83 Air for hot-swappable. Get the Double shell DS102i for mac & windows.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Aesco A83 Air
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the bottom 5% of 75% boards under $150.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- No numpad.
Get the
Double shell DS102i
Mac & Windows
Build quality in the bottom 5% of 100% boards under $150.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
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.
Aesco A83 Air
Double shell DS102i
Layout size
75%
100%
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Mac & Windows
No
Yes
Released
2026
2023
- Aesco A83 Air
- Double shell DS102i
- Performance
- 4446
- Build quality
- 3941
- Productivity
- 4550
- Customizability
- 5650
- Portability
- 6248
- Low profile
- Keycaps: PBT
Aesco A83 Air vs Double shell DS102i specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
4 of 14 specs differ
Aesco A83 Air
Double shell DS102i
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Low profile
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Battery
Case material
Keycaps
Backlight
Mac & Windows
Released
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