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Keychron K2 Ultra vs Q0 Max Numpad

Get the Keychron K2 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K2 Ultra

polling rate

Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.

Get the

Keychron Q0 Max Numpad

Build quality in the top 10% of Numpad boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • Numpad only. This is not a full keyboard.

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 K2 Ultra

Keychron Q0 Max Numpad

  • Layout size

    75%

    Numpad

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    1,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear, Tactile

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Plate Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K2 Ultra
  • Keychron Q0 Max Numpad
Performance
90
77
Build quality
86
84
Productivity
94
94
Customizability
92
91
Portability
82
87

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • QMK
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
  • Plate material: Steel
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K2 Ultra vs Q0 Max Numpad specs

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

9 of 26 specs differ

Keychron K2 Ultra

Keychron Q0 Max Numpad

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
Numpad

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

Steel
Steel

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,084 g
—

Dimensions

31 x 312 x 122 mm
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K2 Ultra

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT

    In stockDoes not ship to you

Keychron Q0 Max Numpad

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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