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Work Louder Knob1 vs Weikav Stars21 Programmable Numpad

Get the Work Louder Knob1 for the 3,000 mAh battery and knob. Get the Weikav Stars21 Programmable Numpad for hot-swappable.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Work Louder Knob1

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 25% of Numpad boards at any price.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.

Get the

Weikav Stars21 Programmable Numpad

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 10% of Numpad boards under $100.

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.

Work Louder Knob1

Weikav Stars21 Programmable Numpad

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Battery

    3,000 mAh

    800 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Low profile

    Yes

    No

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Work Louder Knob1
  • Weikav Stars21 Programmable Numpad
Performance
74
75
Build quality
53
84
Productivity
77
56
Customizability
67
89
Portability
90
77

What they share

  • Layout size: Numpad
  • Case material: Aluminum
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Full specs

Work Louder Knob1 vs Weikav Stars21 Programmable Numpad specs

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

12 of 24 specs differ

Work Louder Knob1

Weikav Stars21 Programmable Numpad

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Linear

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Low profile

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

Numpad
Numpad

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

IPS
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

3,000 mAhBetter
800 mAh

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

PC
—

Weight

—
480 g

Dimensions

—
18 x 130 x 95 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2026
2025

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