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CK Alice vs Keychron K8 Ultra

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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 Ultra

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $150.

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 Ultra

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Standard

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    Acrylic

    ABS, Aluminum, Metal

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • CK Alice
  • Keychron K8 Ultra
Performance
79
90
Build quality
80
83
Productivity
84
94
Customizability
82
92
Portability
49
77

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • QMK
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

CK Alice vs Keychron K8 Ultra specs

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

15 of 24 specs differ

CK Alice

Keychron K8 Ultra

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-ES

Ergonomics

Alice
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

Wired only
4,000 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Acrylic
ABS, Aluminum, Metal

Plate material

Polycarbonate
Steel

Keycaps

—
PBT

Weight

1,500 g
1,299 g

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
2026

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 Ultra

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