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Newone Rose75 vs Heavy shell Barix87 Pro

Get the Heavy shell Barix87 Pro for hot-swappable and sound dampening.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Newone Rose75

Build quality in the bottom 25% of 75% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • No numpad.

Get the

Heavy shell Barix87 Pro

Hot-swappable

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

Rules this board out

  • 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.

Newone Rose75

Heavy shell Barix87 Pro

  • Layout size

    75%

    80%

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    Aluminum, Plastic

    Aluminum

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Newone Rose75
  • Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
Performance
46
53
Build quality
55
54
Productivity
44
68
Customizability
40
57
Portability
58
58
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Full specs

Newone Rose75 vs Heavy shell Barix87 Pro specs

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

8 of 15 specs differ

Newone Rose75

Heavy shell Barix87 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Wired

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

—
PBT

Backlight

None
RGB

Extras

Released

2025
2022

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