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Dygma Defy vs Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star

Get the Dygma Defy for hot-swappable. Get the Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star for sound dampening.

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Which one should you get?

Get the

Dygma Defy

Hot-swappable

Get the

Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star

Sound dampening

Build quality in the bottom 30% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • 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.

Dygma Defy

Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    Aluminum, Plastic

    Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

    Linear, Silent, Tactile

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Dygma Defy
  • Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
Performance
82
58
Build quality
50
52
Productivity
75
80
Customizability
66
59
Portability
57
56
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Full specs

Dygma Defy vs Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star specs

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

11 of 23 specs differ

Dygma Defy

Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

—
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

—
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Battery

4,740 mAh
Wired only

USB passthrough

No
Yes

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Plastic
Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
ABS

Weight

1,000 g
—

Dimensions

35 x 210 x 164 mm
—

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2023

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