Keychron K10 vs Novice 100
Get the Keychron K10 for media keys and mac & windows.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron K10
Media keys
Build quality in the top 30% of 100% boards under $100.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
Get the
Novice 100
Build quality in the bottom 30% of 100% boards under $100.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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 K10
Novice 100
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Layout standard
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-UK
ANSI
ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit
Backlight
RGB, north-facing
White
RGB for looks and low light rather than speed
Media keys
Yes
No
Mac & Windows
Yes
No
- Keychron K10
- Novice 100
- Performance
- 6154
- Build quality
- 6549
- Productivity
- 6552
- Customizability
- 6651
- Portability
- 5448
- Layout size: 100%
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
Keychron K10 vs Novice 100 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
7 of 17 specs differ
Keychron K10
Novice 100
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Backlight
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron K10
Keychron (DE)
ISO-FR
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-UK
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Novice 100
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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