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Mek Studio Geometry70 vs Keychron K5 Ultra

Get the Mek Studio Geometry70 for the 4,000 mAh battery. Get the Keychron K5 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Mek Studio Geometry70

Battery

Rules this board out

  • Missing ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES. The other board is sold in those layouts.

Get the

Keychron K5 Ultra

polling rate

Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.

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.

Mek Studio Geometry70

Keychron K5 Ultra

  • Layout size

    70%

    100%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    2,600 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Low profile

    No

    Yes

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Mek Studio Geometry70
  • Keychron K5 Ultra
Performance
65
91
Build quality
76
75
Productivity
68
93
Customizability
85
89
Portability
80
56

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • QMK
  • VIA
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Mek Studio Geometry70 vs Keychron K5 Ultra specs

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

13 of 26 specs differ

Mek Studio Geometry70

Keychron K5 Ultra

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
—

Low profile

No
Yes

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

70%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT, ISO-PT

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

4,000 mAhBetter
2,600 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS, Metal, Wood

Plate material

—
Aluminum

Keycaps

—
PBT

Weight

1,500 g
566 g

Dimensions

32 x 373 x 115 mm
—

Typing angle

7°
—

Backlight

None
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Mek Studio Geometry70

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

Keychron K5 Ultra

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT

    In stockDoes not ship to you

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