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Head to head · Prices checked Nov 7, 2026

Chilkey ND75 vs Keychron Z5 Ultra

Get the Chilkey ND75 for hot-swappable and screw-in stabilizers.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Chilkey ND75

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 25% of 75% boards under $150.

Get the

Keychron Z5 Ultra

Build quality in the bottom 10% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

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 ND75

Keychron Z5 Ultra

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Mount style

    Plate Mount, Top Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • Display

    Yes

    LED

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • Screw-in stabilizers

    Yes

    No

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

  • Backlight

    RGB

    None

    RGB for looks and low light rather than speed

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Chilkey ND75
  • Keychron Z5 Ultra
Performance
74
48
Build quality
75
44
Productivity
76
46
Customizability
82
45
Portability
82
58

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Chilkey ND75 vs Keychron Z5 Ultra specs

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

8 of 21 specs differ

Chilkey ND75

Keychron Z5 Ultra

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Plate Mount, Top Mount
Gasket Mount

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE
—

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

Yes
LED

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
—

Max polling rate

—
8,000 Hz

Battery

3,600 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
—

Plate material

Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

1,680 g
—

Typing angle

7°
—

Backlight

RGB
None

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Chilkey ND75

  • Input Gear

    ISO

    Out of stockShips to you

Keychron Z5 Ultra

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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