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Unity Community vs Skyloong GK980

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QMK

Unity Community

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from$180at Apos

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Hot-swappable

Skyloong GK980

4.2 (9)4.2 · 9 reviews

from$69at Skyloong

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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.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

$180 at Apos

Get the

Skyloong GK980

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 10% 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.

$69 at Skyloong

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

Skyloong GK980

Layout size
40%
98%
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Aluminum
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
Skyloong GK980

Performance: 56
78
Build quality: 72
75
Productivity: 50
82
Customizability: 74
77
Portability: 62
53

What they share

Ergonomics: Split Spacebar
Knob

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Full specs

Unity Community vs Skyloong GK980 specs

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

13 of 23 specs differ

Spec

Unity Community

Skyloong GK980

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

40%

98%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Split Spacebar

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

—

4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

ABS, Aluminum

Plate material

—

FR4, Plastic, Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

PBT

ABS, PBT

Weight

—

1,300 g

Dimensions

—

36 x 323 x 141 mm

Backlight

RGB

RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Unity Community

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Skyloong GK980

Skyloong
ISO
In stockShips to you
WhatGeek
ISO
Out of stockShips to you

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