Ticktype Evo80 vs Keychron K8 HE
Get the Ticktype Evo80 for the 8,000 mAh battery. Get the Keychron K8 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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5.0 (290)5.0 · 290 reviews
from$199at MonacoKeys
5.0 (6)5.0 · 6 reviews
from$129at MK
Which one should you get?
Get the
Ticktype Evo80
Battery
Build quality in the top 15% of 80% boards under $200.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
Get the
Keychron K8 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- Missing ISO-DE. The other board is sold in those layouts.
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.
Ticktype Evo80
Keychron K8 HE
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
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Battery
8,000 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
- Ticktype Evo80
- Keychron K8 HE
- Performance
- 7892
- Build quality
- 7987
- Productivity
- 8594
- Customizability
- 7689
- Portability
- 8576
- Layout size: 80%
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- QMK
- VIA
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Ticktype Evo80
290 owner reviews
“This keyboard offers excellent quality, with a satisfying key sound and premium-feeling keycaps. Love that i could get it as an ISO-SE, swedish layout with åäö.”
“Right from the get-go the Evo80 comes packaged in a very premium way that is miles ahead of anything large companies like Steelseries, Razer and other big companies do setting itself apart from anything else. And once you start using the board after just…”
Keychron K8 HE
6 owner reviews
“Order arrived quickly with no damage to the packaging. Has a very premium feel and overall excellent piece of hardware.”
Ticktype Evo80 vs Keychron K8 HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 27 specs differ
Ticktype Evo80
Keychron K8 HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Ticktype Evo80
MonacoKeys
ISO-DE
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron K8 HE
Keychron (DE)
ISO
In stockDoes not ship to you
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