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Ducky Cushion 98 vs Keychron K7

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Ducky Cushion 98

Battery

Build quality in the top 35% of 98% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • 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.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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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.

Ducky Cushion 98

Keychron K7

  • Layout size

    98%

    65%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Battery

    4,200 mAh

    1,550 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Low profile

    No

    Yes

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum

    Aluminum, Plastic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Cushion 98
  • Keychron K7
Performance
78
55
Build quality
68
66
Productivity
59
59
Customizability
68
67
Portability
52
86

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Ducky Cushion 98 vs Keychron K7 specs

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

15 of 23 specs differ

Ducky Cushion 98

Keychron K7

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Tray Mount

Low profile

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

98%
65%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,200 mAhBetter
1,550 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum
—

Keycaps

PBT
ABS

Weight

—
348.7 g

Dimensions

—
22 x 307 x 98 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2021

Where to buy

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

Keychron K74 stores

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Ducky Cushion 98

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron K7

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