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CK Alice vs Keychron K8 Pro

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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CK Alice

Build quality in the top 15% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

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Keychron K8 Pro

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

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.

CK Alice

Keychron K8 Pro

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Standard

  • Case material

    Acrylic

    ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • CK Alice
  • Keychron K8 Pro
Performance
79
81
Build quality
80
89
Productivity
84
95
Customizability
82
96
Portability
49
73

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • QMK
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

CK Alice vs Keychron K8 Pro specs

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

14 of 25 specs differ

CK Alice

Keychron K8 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
PCB Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Alice
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only
4,000 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Acrylic
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

Polycarbonate
Steel

Keycaps

—
ABS, PBT

Weight

1,500 g
1,146 g

Dimensions

—
35 x 355 x 123 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2022

Where to buy

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CK Alice2 stores

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

CK Alice

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron K8 Pro

  • Keychron

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

    Out of 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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