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CK Alice vs Keychron Q2

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CK Alice

No reviews

from$89at Velocifire

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Hot-swappable

Keychron Q2

4.8 (241)4.8 · 241 reviews

from$59at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

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.
No numpad.

$89 at Velocifire

Get the

Keychron Q2

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$59 at Keychron

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 Q2

Layout size
80%
65%
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Ergonomics
Alice
Standard
Case material
Acrylic
Aluminum
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score

CK Alice
Keychron Q2

Performance: 79
65
Build quality: 80
90
Productivity: 84
95
Customizability: 82
98
Portability: 49
70

What they share

Connection: Wired
Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
QMK
VIA
Sound dampening

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Full specs

CK Alice vs Keychron Q2 specs

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

16 of 26 specs differ

Spec

CK Alice

Keychron Q2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Gasket Mount, PCB Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

65%

Layout standard

ANSI

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

Ergonomics

Alice

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Acrylic

Aluminum

Plate material

Polycarbonate

Steel

Keycaps

—

ABS, PBT

Weight

1,500 g

1,645 g

Dimensions

—

20 x 121 x 328 mm

Typing angle

—

7°

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

2021

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 Q2

Input Gear
ISO-FR
In stockShips to you
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In 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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