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Keychron B2 Pro vs KEEBD Paintbrush V5

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron B2 Pro

Build quality in the bottom 10% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
$30 at MK

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KEEBD Paintbrush V5

Hot-swappable

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
$20 at KEEBD

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.

Keychron B2 Pro

KEEBD Paintbrush V5

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    ABS, Plastic

    Acrylic

  • Display

    None

    OLED

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • Layout standard

    ANSI, ISO, JIS

    ANSI

    ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

  • Keycaps

    ABS

    ABS, PBT

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron B2 Pro
  • KEEBD Paintbrush V5
Performance
50
39
Build quality
42
47
Productivity
69
45
Customizability
46
68
Portability
51
43

What they share

  • Low profile
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Full specs

Keychron B2 Pro vs KEEBD Paintbrush V5 specs

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

9 of 21 specs differ

Keychron B2 Pro

KEEBD Paintbrush V5

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Low profile

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%
—

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, JIS
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
OLED

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
—

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

800 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
Acrylic

Plate material

—
Acrylic

Keycaps

ABS
ABS, PBT

Weight

585 g
—

Dimensions

5 x 96 x 5 mm
—

Typing angle

3°
—

Backlight

None
None

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2021

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron B2 Pro

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO

    In stockDoes not ship to you

KEEBD Paintbrush V5

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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Keychron B2 Pro4 stores
KEEBD Paintbrush V52 stores

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