Heavy shell Barix87 Pro vs zFrontier Smurve80
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
Build quality in the bottom 40% of 80% boards under $300.
Get the
zFrontier Smurve80
N-key rollover
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 80% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
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
zFrontier Smurve80
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Case material
Aluminum
ABS
Backlight
RGB
RGB, south-facing
RGB for looks and low light rather than speed
N-key rollover
No
Yes
Mac & Windows
No
Yes
- Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
- zFrontier Smurve80
- Performance
- 5375
- Build quality
- 5460
- Productivity
- 6776
- Customizability
- 5759
- Portability
- 5886
- Layout size: 80%
- Hot-swappable
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro vs zFrontier Smurve80 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
6 of 21 specs differ
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
zFrontier Smurve80
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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