Heavy shell Barix87 Pro vs Velocifire Virtual 87
Get the Heavy shell Barix87 Pro for sound dampening. Get the Velocifire Virtual 87 for qmk and via.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
Sound dampening
Build quality in the bottom 40% of 80% boards under $300.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Velocifire Virtual 87
QMK
Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards at any price.
- 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
Velocifire Virtual 87
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
No
Yes
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Sound dampening
Yes
No
Layout standard
ANSI
ANSI, ISO
ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit
- Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
- Velocifire Virtual 87
- Performance
- 5472
- Build quality
- 5482
- Productivity
- 6877
- Customizability
- 5891
- Portability
- 5870
- Layout size: 80%
- Hot-swappable
- Case material: Aluminum
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro vs Velocifire Virtual 87 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 22 specs differ
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
Velocifire Virtual 87
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
Released
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ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Velocifire Virtual 87
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.
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