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Keychron K8 V2 vs Nuxroskb Kraze

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron K8 V2

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • 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.

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Nuxroskb Kraze

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 10% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • Missing ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES. The other board is sold in those layouts.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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 V2

Nuxroskb Kraze

  • Layout size

    80%

    65%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Rapid trigger

    No

    Yes

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Ergonomics

    Standard

    Split Backspace

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K8 V2
  • Nuxroskb Kraze
Performance
82
87
Build quality
81
88
Productivity
89
90
Customizability
89
99
Portability
73
86

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • QMK
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K8 V2 vs Nuxroskb Kraze specs

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

19 of 28 specs differ

Keychron K8 V2

Nuxroskb Kraze

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

PCB Mount, Plate Mount
PCB Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-CH, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-UK
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard
Split Backspace

Display

None
LED

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Plastic, Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

PBT, PC
—

Weight

800 g
850 g

Dimensions

22 x 354 x 124 mm
19 x 313 x 109 mm

Typing angle

11°, 4°
7°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

VIAL

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2026

For EU buyers

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

Nuxroskb Kraze

  • Divinikey

    ISO

    Out of stockShips to you

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