Gray Studio Space80 vs Dangkeebs AKB Aella
Get the Gray Studio Space80 for hot-swappable and sound dampening. Get the Dangkeebs AKB Aella for via.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Gray Studio Space80
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 15% of 80% boards at any price.
- No numpad.
Get the
Dangkeebs AKB Aella
VIA
Build quality in the top 45% of 75% boards at any price.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No numpad.
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.
Gray Studio Space80
Dangkeebs AKB Aella
Layout size
80%
75%
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Top Mount
VIA
No
Yes
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Sound dampening
Yes
No
- Gray Studio Space80
- Dangkeebs AKB Aella
- Performance
- 5363
- Build quality
- 8072
- Productivity
- 7160
- Customizability
- 7658
- Portability
- 5161
- Case material: Aluminum
- QMK
Gray Studio Space80 vs Dangkeebs AKB Aella specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
7 of 17 specs differ
Gray Studio Space80
Dangkeebs AKB Aella
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Case material
Plate material
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
VIAL
Released
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