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Mechboards Hyper7 R4 vs Gray Studio Space80 Apollo’s Cyber Armor

Get the Mechboards Hyper7 R4 for screw-in stabilizers. Get the Gray Studio Space80 Apollo’s Cyber Armor for qmk and sound dampening.

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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.

Mechboards Hyper7 R4

Gray Studio Space80 Apollo’s Cyber Armor

  • Case material

    Steel

    Aluminum

  • Mount style

    PCB Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • QMK

    No

    Yes

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

  • Screw-in stabilizers

    Yes

    No

    Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Mechboards Hyper7 R4
  • Gray Studio Space80 Apollo’s Cyber Armor
Performance
72
53
Build quality
65
80
Productivity
73
71
Customizability
67
76
Portability
47
51

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
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Full specs

Mechboards Hyper7 R4 vs Gray Studio Space80 Apollo’s Cyber Armor specs

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

11 of 22 specs differ

Mechboards Hyper7 R4

Gray Studio Space80 Apollo’s Cyber Armor

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

PCB Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

—
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
—

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Steel
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
—

Weight

5,150 g
—

Dimensions

20 x 220 x 596 mm
25 x 369 mm

Typing angle

5°
7°

Backlight

None
None

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIAL

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2026

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