Keychron K2 Ultra vs MCHOSE GX87
Get the Keychron K2 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the MCHOSE GX87 for the 8,000 mAh battery.
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from$119at MK
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from$49at Mchose
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron K2 Ultra
polling rate
Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
Get the
MCHOSE GX87
Battery
Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $200.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- No numpad.
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
MCHOSE GX87
Layout size
75%
80%
Battery
4,000 mAh
8,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum
Weight
1,084 g
2,800 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
- Keychron K2 Ultra
- MCHOSE GX87
- Performance
- 9080
- Build quality
- 8681
- Productivity
- 9489
- Customizability
- 9286
- Portability
- 8287
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- QMK
- VIA
- Sound dampening
Keychron K2 Ultra vs MCHOSE GX87 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
11 of 25 specs differ
Keychron K2 Ultra
MCHOSE GX87
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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
MCHOSE GX87
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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