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Focus Lab CTRL87 vs Epomaker TH80 V2 Pro

Get the Focus Lab CTRL87 for the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the Epomaker TH80 V2 Pro for hot-swappable and the 10,000 mAh battery.

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EPOMAKER TH80 V2 Pro

4.8 (31)

$66at Epomaker

90-day low

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Focus Lab CTRL87

polling rate

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.

Get the

Epomaker TH80 V2 Pro

Hot-swappable

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

Rules this board out

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

Focus Lab CTRL87

Epomaker TH80 V2 Pro

  • Layout size

    87%

    80%

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Battery

    8,000 mAh

    10,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    1,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Focus Lab CTRL87
  • Epomaker TH80 V2 Pro
Performance
81
65
Build quality
57
68
Productivity
58
82
Customizability
52
72
Portability
58
85

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Focus Lab CTRL87 vs Epomaker TH80 V2 Pro specs

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

14 of 21 specs differ

Focus Lab CTRL87

Epomaker TH80 V2 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Linear, Silent

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

87%
80%

Layout standard

—
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

LED
LCD

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

Battery

8,000 mAh
10,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS

Plate material

FR4
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

2,100 g
950 g

Dimensions

35 x 365 x 147 mm
47 x 323 x 141 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2026

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