Heavy shell Barix87 Pro vs Realforce Topre R3S
Get the Heavy shell Barix87 Pro for hot-swappable and sound dampening.
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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
Realforce Topre R3S
Build quality in the bottom 15% of 80% boards under $200.
- 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
Realforce Topre R3S
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Aluminum
ABS
Switch options
Clicky, Linear
Silent
Mount style
Gasket Mount
PCB Mount
Sound dampening
Yes
No
- Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
- Realforce Topre R3S
- Performance
- 5364
- Build quality
- 5447
- Productivity
- 6756
- Customizability
- 5745
- Portability
- 5852
- Layout size: 80%
- Connection: Wired
- Keycaps: PBT
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro vs Realforce Topre R3S specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
11 of 17 specs differ
Heavy shell Barix87 Pro
Realforce Topre R3S
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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