Ticktype Evo80 vs Keychron K8 Pro
Get the Ticktype Evo80 for the 8,000 mAh battery. Get the Keychron K8 Pro for hot-swappable.
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5.0 (290)5.0 · 290 reviews
from$199at MonacoKeys
4.9 (52)4.9 · 52 reviews
from$74at Keychron
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.
- Missing ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR. The other board is sold in those layouts.
Get the
Keychron K8 Pro
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
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 Pro
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired
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
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Ticktype Evo80
- Keychron K8 Pro
- Performance
- 7881
- Build quality
- 7989
- Productivity
- 8595
- Customizability
- 7696
- Portability
- 8573
- Layout size: 80%
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- QMK
- VIA
- Sound dampening
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 Pro
52 owner reviews
“Straight out the box everything working, changed keys over from apple to windows no trouble, very impressed with the build quality. would 100% buy again!”
Ticktype Evo80 vs Keychron K8 Pro specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 25 specs differ
Ticktype Evo80
Keychron K8 Pro
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
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 Pro
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you
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