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Head to head · Prices checked Nov 12, 2026

Knife Lab Dolphins75 vs Keychron K2 Ultra

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Knife Lab Dolphins75

Build quality in the top 40% of 75% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

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Keychron K2 Ultra

polling rate

Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

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.

Knife Lab Dolphins75

Keychron K2 Ultra

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS, Aluminum

  • Weight

    2,400 g

    1,084 g

    Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel

  • QMK

    No

    Yes

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Knife Lab Dolphins75
  • Keychron K2 Ultra
Performance
69
90
Build quality
72
86
Productivity
62
94
Customizability
69
92
Portability
60
82

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • VIA
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Knife Lab Dolphins75 vs Keychron K2 Ultra specs

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

14 of 26 specs differ

Knife Lab Dolphins75

Keychron K2 Ultra

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

Wired only
4,000 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS, Aluminum

Plate material

—
Steel

Keycaps

—
PBT

Weight

2,400 g
1,084 g

Dimensions

20 x 327 x 150 mm
31 x 312 x 122 mm

Typing angle

7°
—

Backlight

None
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2022
2026

Where to buy

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Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Knife Lab Dolphins75

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron K2 Ultra

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