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Unity Community vs CK Alice

Get the Unity Community for knob. Get the CK Alice for sound dampening.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Unity Community

Knob

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

CK Alice

Sound dampening

Build quality in the top 15% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • No numpad.
$89 at Velocifire

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

CK Alice

  • Layout size

    40%

    80%

  • Ergonomics

    Split Spacebar

    Alice

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Acrylic

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Unity Community
  • CK Alice
Performance
56
79
Build quality
72
80
Productivity
50
84
Customizability
74
82
Portability
62
49

What they share

  • QMK
  • VIA
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Unity Community vs CK Alice specs

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

8 of 20 specs differ

Unity Community

CK Alice

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Linear

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

40%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Split Spacebar
Alice

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Acrylic

Plate material

—
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

—
1,500 g

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2025

Where to buy

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Unity Community2 stores
CK Alice2 stores

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