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Cidoo ABM066 Alice vs Gateron iG 98

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Cidoo ABM066 Alice

Build quality in the top 30% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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Gateron iG 98

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 25% of 98% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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.

Cidoo ABM066 Alice

Gateron iG 98

  • Layout size

    65%

    98%

  • Connection

    Wireless

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Battery

    3,000 mAh

    4,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Standard

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Silent

    Clicky

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Cidoo ABM066 Alice
  • Gateron iG 98
Performance
53
78
Build quality
77
53
Productivity
76
73
Customizability
87
74
Portability
80
56

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
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Full specs

Cidoo ABM066 Alice vs Gateron iG 98 specs

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

15 of 25 specs differ

Cidoo ABM066 Alice

Gateron iG 98

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Silent
Clicky

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

65%
98%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Alice
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

Yes
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wireless
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

3,000 mAh
4,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
ABS

Plate material

—
Plastic, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

—
ABS

Weight

700 g
—

Dimensions

40 x 121 x 371 mm
—

Typing angle

—
6°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2024

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