Heavy shell Barix87 Pro vs Thocc Exchange Eclipse
Get the Heavy shell Barix87 Pro for hot-swappable. Get the Thocc Exchange Eclipse for screw-in stabilizers.
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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.
Get the
Thocc Exchange Eclipse
Screw-in stabilizers
Build quality in the top 40% of 80% boards at any price.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
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
Thocc Exchange Eclipse
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Top Mount
Display
None
OLED
A case display rather than a typing feature
Screw-in stabilizers
No
Yes
Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt
Backlight
RGB
None
RGB for looks and low light rather than speed
- Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
- Thocc Exchange Eclipse
- Performance
- 5464
- Build quality
- 5463
- Productivity
- 6884
- Customizability
- 5854
- Portability
- 5858
- Layout size: 80%
- Connection: Wired
- Case material: Aluminum
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro vs Thocc Exchange Eclipse specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
8 of 22 specs differ
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
Thocc Exchange Eclipse
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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