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Chilkey ND75 LP vs Keychron K7

Get the Chilkey ND75 LP for hall effect and the 3,600 mAh battery.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Chilkey ND75 LP

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 35% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • No numpad.

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Keychron K7

Build quality in the top 50% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • 65% layout. No function row and 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 ND75 LP

Keychron K7

  • Layout size

    75%

    65%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Battery

    3,600 mAh

    1,550 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Aluminum, Plastic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Chilkey ND75 LP
  • Keychron K7
Performance
82
55
Build quality
74
67
Productivity
86
59
Customizability
74
67
Portability
82
86

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Low profile
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Full specs

Chilkey ND75 LP vs Keychron K7 specs

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

15 of 26 specs differ

Chilkey ND75 LP

Keychron K7

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Tray Mount

Low profile

Yes
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

Yes
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

3,600 mAhBetter
1,550 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

FR4
—

Keycaps

PBT
ABS

Weight

—
348.7 g

Dimensions

—
22 x 307 x 98 mm

Typing angle

7°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2021

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Chilkey ND75 LP

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron K7

  • Keychron

    ISO-UK

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron

    ISO-Nordic

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-UK

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

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