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Apos Luna Rossa vs Heavy shell Barix87 Pro

Get the Apos Luna Rossa for qmk and via. Get the Heavy shell Barix87 Pro for hot-swappable and sound dampening.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Apos Luna Rossa

QMK

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.

Get the

Heavy shell Barix87 Pro

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the bottom 40% of 80% boards under $300.

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.

Apos Luna Rossa

Heavy shell Barix87 Pro

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

  • VIA

    Yes

    No

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Apos Luna Rossa
  • Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
Performance
51
53
Build quality
65
54
Productivity
58
68
Customizability
57
57
Portability
48
58

What they share

  • Case material: Aluminum
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Apos Luna Rossa vs Heavy shell Barix87 Pro specs

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

7 of 17 specs differ

Apos Luna Rossa

Heavy shell Barix87 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

—
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Wired

Battery

4,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Backlight

None
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2024
2022

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