Akko YU01 vs Vortex Hellcat
Get the Akko YU01 for via. Get the Vortex Hellcat for sound dampening and screw-in stabilizers.
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Which one should you get?
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Vortex Hellcat
Sound dampening
Build quality in the top 25% of 65% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
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.
Akko YU01
Vortex Hellcat
Case material
Plastic, Resin
Acrylic, Plastic
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Sound dampening
No
Yes
Keycaps
PC
PBT
Screw-in stabilizers
No
Yes
Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt
- Akko YU01
- Vortex Hellcat
- Performance
- 7354
- Build quality
- 6077
- Productivity
- 6769
- Customizability
- 7685
- Portability
- 9070
- Layout size: 65%
- Hot-swappable
Akko YU01 vs Vortex Hellcat specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 23 specs differ
Akko YU01
Vortex Hellcat
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
VIA
VIAL
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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