Heavy shell Barix87 Pro vs HEX Keyboards HEX.4B
Get the Heavy shell Barix87 Pro for hot-swappable and sound dampening.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the bottom 40% of 80% boards under $300.
- No numpad.
Get the
HEX Keyboards HEX.4B
Build quality in the bottom 20% of 75% boards at any price.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No numpad.
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.
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
HEX Keyboards HEX.4B
Layout size
80%
75%
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Mount style
Gasket Mount
PCB Mount
Sound dampening
Yes
No
Backlight
RGB
None
RGB for looks and low light rather than speed
- Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
- HEX Keyboards HEX.4B
- Performance
- 5346
- Build quality
- 5451
- Productivity
- 6845
- Customizability
- 5750
- Portability
- 5859
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro vs HEX Keyboards HEX.4B specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
7 of 14 specs differ
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
HEX Keyboards HEX.4B
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Backlight
Released
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