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Play Keyboard PK Command R2 vs Vortex PC66

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Play Keyboard PK Command R2

QMK

Build quality in the top 25% of 65% boards under $100.

Get the

Vortex PC66

Build quality in the bottom 30% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

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

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.

Play Keyboard PK Command R2

Vortex PC66

  • Ergonomics

    Split Backspace

    Standard

  • Case material

    ABS

    Plastic

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    Plate Mount

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

  • VIA

    Yes

    No

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Play Keyboard PK Command R2
  • Vortex PC66
Performance
49
54
Build quality
77
52
Productivity
72
70
Customizability
84
53
Portability
83
86

What they share

  • Layout size: 65%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

Play Keyboard PK Command R2 vs Vortex PC66 specs

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

11 of 22 specs differ

Play Keyboard PK Command R2

Vortex PC66

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO
ANSI

Ergonomics

Split Backspace
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
Plastic

Plate material

POM
FR4

Keycaps

—
PBT

Weight

1,055 g
—

Dimensions

23 x 356 x 154 mm
—

Backlight

None
None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Play Keyboard PK Command R2

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

Vortex PC66

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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