KBDFans Onibi vs Sikakeyb HM80 HE
Get the KBDFans Onibi for via and sound dampening. Get the Sikakeyb HM80 HE for hall effect and hot-swappable.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
KBDFans Onibi
VIA
Build quality in the top 40% of 80% boards at any price.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
Get the
Sikakeyb HM80 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 5% of 80% boards under $300.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
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.
KBDFans Onibi
Sikakeyb HM80 HE
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Display
None
Yes
A case display rather than a typing feature
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Sound dampening
Yes
No
- KBDFans Onibi
- Sikakeyb HM80 HE
- Performance
- 5857
- Build quality
- 6442
- Productivity
- 7249
- Customizability
- 6065
- Portability
- 4952
- Layout size: 80%
KBDFans Onibi vs Sikakeyb HM80 HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
8 of 17 specs differ
KBDFans Onibi
Sikakeyb HM80 HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Plate material
Keycaps
Typing angle
Backlight
VIA
VIAL
Released
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