Keychron K8 V2 vs Q65
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5.0 (1)5.0 · 1 reviews
from$89at Keychron
4.5 (4)4.5 · 4 reviews
from$79at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron K8 V2
Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $100.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
Get the
Keychron Q65
Knob
Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $100.
- 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.
- 65% layout. No function row and 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 K8 V2
Keychron Q65
Layout size
80%
65%
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum
Mount style
PCB Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount
Knob
No
Yes
- Keychron K8 V2
- Keychron Q65
- Performance
- 8266
- Build quality
- 8189
- Productivity
- 8995
- Customizability
- 8996
- Portability
- 7370
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- QMK
- VIA
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron K8 V2
1 owner reviews
“Moving from previous K8 to this new K8 v2 I can say that Keychron made unbelievable improvement! This midrange keyboard performs better than my colleagues custom keyboards for more than double the price. Me and my colleagues are amazed how good this keyboard…”
Keychron Q65
4 owner reviews
“awesome keyboard , and its best still i have. but, on VIA , cant remap rotary encoder. i need write add 4,8 4,9 and 0,0 on top of keymap. 4,8 vol- 4,9 vol+ and 0,0 mute add and 0\n,0 remove. to remap VIA .”
Keychron K8 V2 vs Q65 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
15 of 27 specs differ
Keychron K8 V2
Keychron Q65
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
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 K8 V2
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-CH
In stockShips to you
Keychron Q65
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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