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Heavy shell Barix87 Pro vs Sensy Seal80

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Heavy shell Barix87 Pro

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

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

Get the

Sensy Seal80

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 30% of 80% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.

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

Sensy Seal80

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Aluminum, Polycarbonate

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Top Mount

  • Layout standard

    ANSI

    ANSI, ISO

    ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

  • Backlight

    RGB

    None

    RGB for looks and low light rather than speed

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
  • Sensy Seal80
Performance
54
66
Build quality
54
71
Productivity
68
85
Customizability
58
74
Portability
58
60

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Heavy shell Barix87 Pro vs Sensy Seal80 specs

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

8 of 21 specs differ

Heavy shell Barix87 Pro

Sensy Seal80

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear
—

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum, Polycarbonate

Plate material

—
Aluminum, Plastic, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

—
2,700 g

Dimensions

—
39 x 356 x 137 mm

Typing angle

—
9°

Backlight

RGB
None

Firmware & software

VIAL

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2022
2026

Where to buy

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

Sensy Seal803 stores

For EU buyers

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.

Sensy Seal80

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

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