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Bat Knight Live100 vs Qwertykeys QK100 Mk2

Get the Bat Knight Live100 for knob and qmk. Get the Qwertykeys QK100 Mk2 for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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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

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

Get the

Qwertykeys QK100 Mk2

polling rate

Build quality in the top 10% of 98% boards under $200.

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.

Bat Knight Live100

Qwertykeys QK100 Mk2

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    Plastic

    Aluminum, Steel

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • Display

    None

    Yes

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Bat Knight Live100
  • Qwertykeys QK100 Mk2
Performance
82
86
Build quality
76
77
Productivity
77
84
Customizability
89
74
Portability
63
65

What they share

  • Layout size: 98%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Battery: 8,000 mAh
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
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Full specs

Bat Knight Live100 vs Qwertykeys QK100 Mk2 specs

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

15 of 26 specs differ

Bat Knight Live100

Qwertykeys QK100 Mk2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

98%
98%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
Yes

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

8,000 mAh
8,000 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic
Aluminum, Steel

Plate material

—
Plastic

Keycaps

PBT
ABS, PBT

Weight

2,500 g
—

Dimensions

145 x 405 mm
18 x 415 x 131 mm

Typing angle

—
7°

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2026

Where to buy

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For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Bat Knight Live100

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Qwertykeys QK100 Mk2

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