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Unity Community vs MCHOSE Mix 87

Get the MCHOSE Mix 87 for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Unity Community

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 40% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

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MCHOSE Mix 87

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 35% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No numpad.

What actually differs

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

MCHOSE Mix 87

  • Layout size

    40%

    80%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Rapid trigger

    No

    Yes

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Ergonomics

    Split Spacebar

    Standard

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Unity Community
  • MCHOSE Mix 87
Performance
57
95
Build quality
72
68
Productivity
50
69
Customizability
74
65
Portability
63
56

What they share

  • Knob
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Unity Community vs MCHOSE Mix 87 specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

12 of 22 specs differ

Unity Community

MCHOSE Mix 87

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

40%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
—

Ergonomics

Split Spacebar
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
LED

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Wired

Max polling rate

—
8,000 Hz

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
992 g

Dimensions

—
37 x 359 x 152 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2024
2026

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