Mechboards Gherkin Kit vs Other Viendi 8L
Get the Other Viendi 8L for knob and qmk.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Mechboards Gherkin Kit
Build quality in the bottom 35% of Numpad boards under $50.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Other Viendi 8L
Knob
Build quality in the top 35% of Numpad boards under $300.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
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.
Mechboards Gherkin Kit
Other Viendi 8L
Ergonomics
Ortholinear
Standard
Knob
No
Yes
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
No
Yes
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Sound dampening
No
Yes
- Mechboards Gherkin Kit
- Other Viendi 8L
- Performance
- 4254
- Build quality
- 5176
- Productivity
- 4474
- Customizability
- 4673
- Portability
- 6065
- Layout size: Numpad
Mechboards Gherkin Kit vs Other Viendi 8L specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
8 of 17 specs differ
Mechboards Gherkin Kit
Other Viendi 8L
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Mechboards Gherkin Kit
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Other Viendi 8L
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.
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