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Unity Community vs Ducky OK M 98

Get the Unity Community for qmk. Get the Ducky OK M 98 for hot-swappable and sound dampening.

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QMK

from$180at Apos

Hot-swappable

from$79at MK

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Unity Community

QMK

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 40% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

$180 at Apos

Get the

Ducky OK M 98

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 20% of 98% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$79 at MK

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.

Unity Community

Ducky OK M 98

Layout size
40%
98%
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Ergonomics
Split Spacebar
Standard
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
Sound dampening
No
Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Unity Community
Ducky OK M 98

Performance: 56
69
Build quality: 72
72
Productivity: 50
89
Customizability: 74
78
Portability: 62
52

What they share

Knob
VIA
Keycaps: PBT

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Unity Community vs Ducky OK M 98 specs

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

9 of 20 specs differ

Spec

Unity Community

Ducky OK M 98

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

40%

98%

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Split Spacebar

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

—

Plate material

—

Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT

Backlight

RGB

RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

2026

Where to buy

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