Unity Community vs Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
Get the Unity Community for knob and qmk. Get the Heavy shell Barix87 Pro for hot-swappable.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Unity Community
Knob
Build quality in the bottom 50% of 40% boards under $200.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
Get the
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the bottom 40% of 80% boards under $300.
- No numpad.
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.
Unity Community
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
Layout size
40%
80%
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Ergonomics
Split Spacebar
Standard
Knob
Yes
No
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
- Unity Community
- Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
- Performance
- 5753
- Build quality
- 7254
- Productivity
- 5067
- Customizability
- 7457
- Portability
- 6358
- Case material: Aluminum
- Keycaps: PBT
Unity Community vs Heavy shell Barix87 Pro specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 17 specs differ
Unity Community
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Backlight
QMK
VIA
Released
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