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Clever Keebs Blue Ridge vs Velocifire Virtual 87

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Clever Keebs Blue Ridge

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

Get the

Velocifire Virtual 87

QMK

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

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.

Clever Keebs Blue Ridge

Velocifire Virtual 87

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Case material

    Polycarbonate

    Aluminum

  • QMK

    No

    Yes

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

  • VIA

    No

    Yes

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

  • Layout standard

    ANSI

    ANSI, ISO

    ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Clever Keebs Blue Ridge
  • Velocifire Virtual 87
Performance
75
72
Build quality
44
82
Productivity
56
77
Customizability
63
91
Portability
45
70

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Clever Keebs Blue Ridge vs Velocifire Virtual 87 specs

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

8 of 19 specs differ

Clever Keebs Blue Ridge

Velocifire Virtual 87

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

—
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only
5,000 mAh

Build & materials

Case material

Polycarbonate
Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate, POM
FR4

Weight

—
1,700 g

Typing angle

—
6°

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Clever Keebs Blue Ridge

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Velocifire Virtual 87

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

Where to buy

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