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Unity Community vs MCHOSE UT98

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QMK

from$180at Apos

Hot-swappable

from$139at Mchose

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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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

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MCHOSE UT98

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 50% of 98% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$139 at Mchose

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

MCHOSE UT98

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
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Unity Community
MCHOSE UT98

Performance: 56
78
Build quality: 72
63
Productivity: 50
85
Customizability: 74
69
Portability: 62
66

What they share

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Full specs

Unity Community vs MCHOSE UT98 specs

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

11 of 24 specs differ

Spec

Unity Community

MCHOSE UT98

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

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

Battery

—

10,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

—

Plate material

—

Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT

—

Weight

—

1,250 g

Dimensions

—

43 x 402 x 147 mm

Typing angle

—

19°

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

2025

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