Head to head · Prices checked Nov 2, 2026

Feker Alice98 vs Keychron K8 HE

Get the Feker Alice98 for the 8,000 mAh battery. Get the Keychron K8 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Battery

Feker Alice98

No reviews

from$149at Mechkeys

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Hall effect

Keychron K8 HE

5.0 (6)5.0 · 6 reviews

from$129at MK

Compare 4 stores

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Feker Alice98

Battery

Build quality in the top 15% of 98% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

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.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$149 at Mechkeys

Get the

Keychron K8 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
No numpad.

$129 at MK

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.

Feker Alice98

Keychron K8 HE

Layout size
98%
80%
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
Battery
8,000 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Feker Alice98
Keychron K8 HE

Performance: 68
92
Build quality: 75
87
Productivity: 97
94
Customizability: 90
89
Portability: 65
76

What they share

Hot-swappable
VIA
Sound dampening
Keycaps: PBT

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Feker Alice98 vs Keychron K8 HE specs

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

18 of 28 specs differ

Spec

Feker Alice98

Keychron K8 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

98%

80%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, JIS

Ergonomics

Alice

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

Yes

None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

Battery

8,000 mAhBetter

4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic

ABS, Aluminum, Wood

Plate material

Plastic, POM

Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

1,799 g

1,009 g

Dimensions

43 x 156 mm

43 x 366 x 133 mm

Typing angle

—

4°, 5°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Feker Alice98

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron K8 HE

Keychron (DE)
ISO
In stockDoes not ship to you

Where to buy

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