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Head to head · Prices checked Nov 2, 2026

Chilkey ND104 vs Tars Work Tars T1

Get the Chilkey ND104 for sound dampening and screw-in stabilizers.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Chilkey ND104

Sound dampening

Build quality in the top 5% of 100% boards under $200.

Get the

Tars Work Tars T1

Build quality in the top 40% of 75% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • No 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.

Chilkey ND104

Tars Work Tars T1

  • Layout size

    100%

    75%

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Silent

    Linear

  • Sound dampening

    Yes

    No

  • Layout standard

    ANSI, ISO, ISO-UK

    ANSI

    ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

  • Screw-in stabilizers

    Yes

    No

    Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Chilkey ND104
  • Tars Work Tars T1
Performance
79
80
Build quality
89
72
Productivity
94
62
Customizability
90
78
Portability
65
73

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Case material: Aluminum
  • Knob
  • Display: Yes
  • VIA
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Chilkey ND104 vs Tars Work Tars T1 specs

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

9 of 25 specs differ

Chilkey ND104

Tars Work Tars T1

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Silent
Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

100%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-UK
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

8,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

FR4
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
2,045 g

Dimensions

34 x 438 x 140 mm
36 x 356 x 137 mm

Typing angle

—
7°

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Chilkey ND104

  • Input Gear

    ISO-UK

    Out of stockShips to you

Tars Work Tars T1

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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