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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 29, 2026

Keychron K8 Max vs Ticktype DP104

Get the Ticktype DP104 for the 8,000 mAh battery and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron K8 Max

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.
$94 at Keychron

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Ticktype DP104

Battery

Build quality in the top 20% of 100% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
$199 at Divinikey

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 K8 Max

Ticktype DP104

  • Layout size

    80%

    100%

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    8,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum, Steel

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear, Silent, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K8 Max
  • Ticktype DP104
Performance
82
72
Build quality
88
68
Productivity
95
59
Customizability
91
60
Portability
73
61

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K8 Max vs Ticktype DP104 specs

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

18 of 26 specs differ

Keychron K8 Max

Ticktype DP104

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

PCB Mount, Plate Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

80%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-CH, ISO-DE, ISO-SW, ISO-UK
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
Yes

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

4,000 mAh
8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Steel
Aluminum

Plate material

Steel
Plastic

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,308 g
—

Dimensions

43 x 359 x 129 mm
20 x 438 x 138 mm

Typing angle

11°, 3°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2024
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K8 Max

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-CH

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-CH

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Ticktype DP104

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

Keychron K8 Max4 stores
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