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Focus Lab CTRL87 vs Bowl Keyboards Capy60 R2

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Focus Lab CTRL87

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.

Get the

Bowl Keyboards Capy60 R2

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 10% of 60% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or 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

Bowl Keyboards Capy60 R2

  • Layout size

    87%

    60%

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Steel

  • Mount style

    Plate Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • Display

    LED

    None

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Focus Lab CTRL87
  • Bowl Keyboards Capy60 R2
Performance
81
43
Build quality
57
85
Productivity
57
43
Customizability
52
57
Portability
57
66
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Full specs

Focus Lab CTRL87 vs Bowl Keyboards Capy60 R2 specs

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

10 of 18 specs differ

Focus Lab CTRL87

Bowl Keyboards Capy60 R2

Typing & switches

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

87%
60%

Layout standard

—
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

LED
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
—

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

Battery

8,000 mAh
—

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Steel

Plate material

FR4
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

2,100 g
1,700 g

Dimensions

35 x 365 x 147 mm
—

Typing angle

—
8°

Backlight

RGB
None

Extras

Released

2026
2025

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