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IDABAO ID80V2 vs Keychron K2 V3

Get the Keychron K2 V3 for sound dampening and screw-in stabilizers.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

IDABAO ID80V2

Build quality in the top 20% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic. The other board is sold in those layouts.

Get the

Keychron K2 V3

Sound dampening

Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • 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.

IDABAO ID80V2

Keychron K2 V3

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Case material

    Acrylic, Aluminum

    Aluminum

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

  • Layout standard

    ANSI, ISO

    ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

    ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

  • Screw-in stabilizers

    No

    Yes

    Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • IDABAO ID80V2
  • Keychron K2 V3
Performance
53
82
Build quality
79
85
Productivity
67
95
Customizability
84
92
Portability
61
80

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Hot-swappable
  • QMK
  • VIA
See every spec side by side

Full specs

IDABAO ID80V2 vs Keychron K2 V3 specs

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

9 of 24 specs differ

IDABAO ID80V2

Keychron K2 V3

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

—
PCB Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Acrylic, Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Steel

Keycaps

—
PBT, PC

Typing angle

—
13°

Backlight

None
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

IDABAO ID80V2

  • Input Gear

    ISO

    Out of stockShips to you

Keychron K2 V3

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW

    In stockDoes not ship to you

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