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Bat Knight Live100 vs Dot Works Layer75

Get the Bat Knight Live100 for knob. Get the Dot Works Layer75 for sound dampening.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Bat Knight Live100

Knob

Build quality in the top 15% of 98% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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Dot Works Layer75

Sound dampening

Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • No numpad.

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.

Bat Knight Live100

Dot Works Layer75

  • Layout size

    98%

    75%

  • Case material

    Plastic

    Aluminum

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • Weight

    2,500 g

    2,000 g

    Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Bat Knight Live100
  • Dot Works Layer75
Performance
82
51
Build quality
76
87
Productivity
77
73
Customizability
89
89
Portability
63
60

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • QMK
  • VIA
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Full specs

Bat Knight Live100 vs Dot Works Layer75 specs

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

9 of 25 specs differ

Bat Knight Live100

Dot Works Layer75

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

98%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
—

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

8,000 mAh
—

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Aluminum, FR4

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

2,500 g
2,000 g

Dimensions

145 x 405 mm
—

Typing angle

—
7°

Backlight

RGB
None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

VIAL

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2024
2024

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