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Ducky One 3 Mini vs Keychron K2 Max

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Ducky One 3 Mini

No reviews

from$79at MK

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Keychron K2 Max

4.5 (2)4.5 · 2 reviews

from$94at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Ducky One 3 Mini

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 60% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

$79 at MK

Get the

Keychron K2 Max

Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No numpad.

$94 at Keychron

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 One 3 Mini

Keychron K2 Max

Layout size
60%
75%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Case material
ABS, Plastic
ABS, Aluminum
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Mount style
Plate Mount
PCB Mount, Plate Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Ducky One 3 Mini
Keychron K2 Max

Performance: 70
81
Build quality: 57
85
Productivity: 70
95
Customizability: 79
91
Portability: 71
79

What they share

Hot-swappable
Sound dampening

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Ducky One 3 Mini vs Keychron K2 Max specs

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

13 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Ducky One 3 Mini

Keychron K2 Max

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount

PCB Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%

75%

Layout standard

ANSI

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

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only

4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic

ABS, Aluminum

Plate material

Plastic

Steel

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

PBT

Weight

—

940 g

Dimensions

—

32 x 317 x 122 mm

Typing angle

—

5°

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Ducky One 3 Mini

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron K2 Max

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

Where to buy

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