Ticktype Evo80 vs Keychron Q2
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5.0 (290)5.0 · 290 reviews
from$199at MonacoKeys
4.8 (241)4.8 · 241 reviews
from$59at Keychron
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.
- Missing ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR. The other board is sold in those layouts.
- No numpad.
Get the
Keychron Q2
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- 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
Layout size
80%
65%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount
- Ticktype Evo80
- Keychron Q2
- Performance
- 7465
- Build quality
- 7290
- Productivity
- 7695
- Customizability
- 6198
- Portability
- 8470
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- Case material: Aluminum
- 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 Q2
241 owner reviews
“The Q2 is waaaaay underrated. Tempest mod, lubed durock v2 stabs, tecsee PME or HPE housing long pole tactile switches and you have yourself a killer board.”
Ticktype Evo80 vs Keychron Q2 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
15 of 27 specs differ
Ticktype Evo80
Keychron Q2
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
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
Input Gear
ISO-FR
In stockShips to you
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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