Black Shark Inductive Switch RT vs Cidoo V87
Get the Black Shark Inductive Switch RT for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Black Shark Inductive Switch RT
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 5% of 75% boards under $200.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- No numpad.
Get the
Cidoo V87
Build quality in the top 30% of 80% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- 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.
Black Shark Inductive Switch RT
Cidoo V87
Layout size
75%
80%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Case material
Plastic
Aluminum
Switch options
Linear, Magnetic
Linear
- Black Shark Inductive Switch RT
- Cidoo V87
- Performance
- 8054
- Build quality
- 4068
- Productivity
- 6375
- Customizability
- 7674
- Portability
- 7870
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- Keycaps: PBT
Black Shark Inductive Switch RT vs Cidoo V87 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 22 specs differ
Black Shark Inductive Switch RT
Cidoo V87
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Backlight
VIA
Mac & Windows
Released
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