Head to head · Prices checked Oct 30, 2026

Createkeebs LuminKey80 II vs Keychron Q6 HE

Get the Createkeebs LuminKey80 II for the 7,000 mAh battery. Get the Keychron Q6 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Createkeebs LuminKey80 MK II Tri-mode Keyboard

Battery

Createkeebs LuminKey80 II

No reviews

from$278at MK

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Hall effect

Keychron Q6 HE

4.5 · 20 reviews

from$229at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Createkeebs LuminKey80 II

Battery

Build quality in the top 15% of 80% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic. The other board is sold in those layouts.
No numpad.

$278 at MK

Get the

Keychron Q6 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 5% of 100% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

$229 at MK

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.

Createkeebs LuminKey80 II

Keychron Q6 HE

Layout size
80%
100%
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
7,000 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Createkeebs LuminKey80 II
Keychron Q6 HE

Performance: 59
100
Build quality: 79
88
Productivity: 83
97
Customizability: 84
95
Portability: 88
55

What they share

Hot-swappable
QMK
VIA

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Createkeebs LuminKey80 II vs Keychron Q6 HE specs

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

20 of 29 specs differ

Spec

Createkeebs LuminKey80 II

Keychron Q6 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

100%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

LED

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

8,000 HzBetter

Battery

7,000 mAhBetter

4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Aluminum, Metal

Plate material

POM

Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT

ABS, PBT

Weight

—

2,268 g

Dimensions

—

31 x 446 x 137 mm

Typing angle

8°

5°

Backlight

None

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Createkeebs LuminKey80 II

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

Keychron Q6 HE

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you

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