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Head to head · both bought and tested

Aperture 61 vs Palisade 75

Both tested here, side by side: measured sound, latency and typing scores for the Aperture 61 and the Palisade 75, and which one to buy.

Aperture 61

6.9
VS

Palisade 75

4.4

The short answer

The Aperture 61 scores 2.5 higher overall and is also the cheaper of the two at $45. Someone who wants a hot-swap 60% to modify, and considers a stabiliser tune part of the fun rather than a defect. Buy the other one if: nobody, at this price. If it drops below $35 it becomes a donor board for its hot-swap PCB.

Scores, criterion by criterion

CriterionAperture 61Palisade 75Difference
Build7.54.5+3.0 to Aperture 61
Typing feel7.04.0+3.0 to Aperture 61
Sound6.55.0+1.5 to Aperture 61
Stabilisers4.03.0+1.0 to Aperture 61
Software9.07.0+2.0 to Aperture 61
Value8.03.0+5.0 to Aperture 61
Overall6.94.4+2.5 to Aperture 61

Measured

FigureAperture 61Palisade 75Difference
Sound57.4 dB61.2 dB3.8 dB quieter to Aperture 61
Latency, wired3.8 ms9.7 ms5.9 ms faster to Aperture 61
Polling1,000 Hz500 Hz500 Hz higher to Aperture 61
Actuation52.1 g58.2 g-6.1 g — preference, not better
Case flex1.4 mm1.1 mm+0.3 mm — softer, not better

Specifications

SpecificationAperture 61Palisade 75Difference
Price$45$64$19 cheaper — Aperture 61
Layout60%75%—
SwitchesLinear — Gateron Yellow (pre-lubed)Tactile — Unbranded tactile—
Hot-swapYesYes—
MountTray mountTray mount—
PlateFR4FR4—
ConnectivityWired USB-CWired USB-C, Bluetooth—
RemappingVIAVIA—
Weight620 g710 g—

Shape and footprint

Aperture 61

60% — 61 keys, 15u wide. No function row, no arrows, no navigation cluster. Everything above the numbers is a layer.

Palisade 75

75% — 82 keys, 16u wide. A real function row on top of the 65% shape — the densest layout that still has F-keys. Highlighted keys are what this layout adds over the next size down.

Where to buy

The full reviews

Everything above is a summary of two longer reviews — including the flaws, the long-term notes and the photographs. Aperture 61 · Palisade 75