Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1 vs zFrontier Smurve80
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1
Build quality in the bottom 15% of 75% boards under $100.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No numpad.
Get the
zFrontier Smurve80
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 80% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- 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.
Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1
zFrontier Smurve80
Layout size
75%
80%
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Acrylic
ABS
Sound dampening
No
Yes
Layout standard
ANSI, ISO
ANSI
ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit
- Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1
- zFrontier Smurve80
- Performance
- 4374
- Build quality
- 4860
- Productivity
- 4376
- Customizability
- 4659
- Portability
- 5685
Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1 vs zFrontier Smurve80 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
11 of 20 specs differ
Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1
zFrontier Smurve80
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.
zFrontier Smurve80
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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