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Keychron C2 Pro vs MCHOSE Mix 87

Get the MCHOSE Mix 87 for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron C2 Pro

Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

Get the

MCHOSE Mix 87

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 35% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • 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.

Keychron C2 Pro

MCHOSE Mix 87

  • Layout size

    100%

    80%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Rapid trigger

    No

    Yes

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Magnetic

  • Mount style

    Tray Mount

    Gasket Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron C2 Pro
  • MCHOSE Mix 87
Performance
90
95
Build quality
81
68
Productivity
95
69
Customizability
88
65
Portability
45
56

What they share

  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 8,000 Hz
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Keychron C2 Pro vs MCHOSE Mix 87 specs

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

16 of 27 specs differ

Keychron C2 Pro

MCHOSE Mix 87

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

100%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR
—

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
LED

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
8,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
—

Plate material

Plastic
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

975 g
992 g

Dimensions

28 x 130 x 436 mm
37 x 359 x 152 mm

Typing angle

10°, 8°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2023
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron C2 Pro

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES

    In stockDoes not ship to you

MCHOSE Mix 87

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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