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Heavy shell Barix87 Pro vs Other NESON 810E

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Heavy shell Barix87 Pro

Sound dampening

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

Rules this board out

  • No numpad.

Get the

Other NESON 810E

QMK

Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards at any price.

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.

Heavy shell Barix87 Pro

Other NESON 810E

  • Layout size

    80%

    100%

  • 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

  • Backlight

    RGB

    None

    RGB for looks and low light rather than speed

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
  • Other NESON 810E
Performance
53
59
Build quality
54
78
Productivity
68
70
Customizability
58
81
Portability
58
44

What they share

  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Case material: Aluminum
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
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Full specs

Heavy shell Barix87 Pro vs Other NESON 810E specs

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

6 of 17 specs differ

Heavy shell Barix87 Pro

Other NESON 810E

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

80%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Aluminum, FR4, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
—

Backlight

RGB
None

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2022
2026

Where to buy

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