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Keychron C2 Pro vs Vgn S99

Get the Keychron C2 Pro for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron C2 Pro

polling rate

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

Vgn S99

Build quality in the bottom 25% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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

Vgn S99

  • Layout size

    100%

    96%

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    1,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    ABS, Plastic

    Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron C2 Pro
  • Vgn S99
Performance
90
58
Build quality
81
52
Productivity
95
62
Customizability
88
59
Portability
45
59

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron C2 Pro vs Vgn S99 specs

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

15 of 25 specs differ

Keychron C2 Pro

Vgn S99

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

100%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
LED

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only
6,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
Plastic

Plate material

Plastic
FR4

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

975 g
—

Dimensions

28 x 130 x 436 mm
—

Typing angle

10°, 8°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

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

Vgn S99

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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