Ticktype Evo80 vs Keychron Q2 HE
Get the Keychron Q2 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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5.0 (290)5.0 · 290 reviews
from$199at MonacoKeys
5.0 (4)5.0 · 4 reviews
from$229at MK
Which one should you get?
Get the
Ticktype Evo80
Build quality in the top 25% of 80% boards under $200.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No numpad.
Get the
Keychron Q2 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 10% of 65% boards under $300.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- 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.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
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 Q2 HE
Layout size
80%
65%
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
- Ticktype Evo80
- Keychron Q2 HE
- Performance
- 7498
- Build quality
- 7287
- Productivity
- 7694
- Customizability
- 6196
- Portability
- 8490
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- 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 Q2 HE
4 owner reviews
“This thing is pure quality from the software all the way to the build itself. It's got a lot of heft to it and the material is very nice. The Keychron software is amazing too, there is no app or anything you just go to the Keychron launcher on your browser…”
Ticktype Evo80 vs Keychron Q2 HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 28 specs differ
Ticktype Evo80
Keychron Q2 HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
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
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron Q2 HE
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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