Geon F8X vs Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Geon F8X
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 15% of 80% boards at any price.
Get the
Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
Build quality in the bottom 30% of 80% boards under $100.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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.
Geon F8X
Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Aluminum
Plastic
Mount style
Top Mount
Plate Mount
Display
LED
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
- Geon F8X
- Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
- Performance
- 7358
- Build quality
- 8152
- Productivity
- 7780
- Customizability
- 9159
- Portability
- 5256
- Layout size: 80%
- Connection: Wired
- Sound dampening
Geon F8X vs Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 25 specs differ
Geon F8X
Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Geon F8X
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.
Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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