Chilkey ND104 vs Keychron K5 Ultra
Get the Chilkey ND104 for the 8,000 mAh battery. Get the Keychron K5 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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5.0 (14)5.0 · 14 reviews
from$174at MK
5.0 (4)5.0 · 4 reviews
from$114at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Chilkey ND104
Battery
Build quality in the top 5% of 100% boards under $200.
- Missing ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES. The other board is sold in those layouts.
Get the
Keychron K5 Ultra
polling rate
Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $150.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- Missing ISO-UK. The other board is sold in those layouts.
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
Keychron K5 Ultra
Battery
8,000 mAh
2,600 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
No
Yes
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Metal, Wood
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Silent
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Chilkey ND104
- Keychron K5 Ultra
- Performance
- 7991
- Build quality
- 8975
- Productivity
- 9493
- Customizability
- 9089
- Portability
- 6556
- Layout size: 100%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- VIA
- Sound dampening
Chilkey ND104 vs Keychron K5 Ultra specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 26 specs differ
Chilkey ND104
Keychron K5 Ultra
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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
Keychron K5 Ultra
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT
In stockDoes not ship to you
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