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Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1 vs KEEBD Lumberjack 5x12 Ortholinear

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1

Build quality in the bottom 15% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • No numpad.

Get the

KEEBD Lumberjack 5x12 Ortholinear

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 40% of 60% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

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

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.

Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1

KEEBD Lumberjack 5x12 Ortholinear

  • Layout size

    75%

    60%

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Ergonomics

    Standard

    Ortholinear

  • QMK

    No

    Yes

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

  • Layout standard

    ANSI, ISO

    ANSI

    ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1
  • KEEBD Lumberjack 5x12 Ortholinear
Performance
43
40
Build quality
48
63
Productivity
43
70
Customizability
46
74
Portability
56
67

What they share

  • Plate material: FR4
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1 vs KEEBD Lumberjack 5x12 Ortholinear specs

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

7 of 15 specs differ

Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1

KEEBD Lumberjack 5x12 Ortholinear

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

—
Tray Mount

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
60%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Ortholinear

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Wired

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Acrylic
—

Plate material

FR4
FR4

Backlight

None
None

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2021
2021

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

KEEBD Lumberjack 5x12 Ortholinear

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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