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Keychron K8 V2 vs KBDFans Tofu65 3.0

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron K8 V2

Battery

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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KBDFans Tofu65 3.0

Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • 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

KBDFans Tofu65 3.0

  • Layout size

    80%

    65%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wired, Wireless

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    2,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum

    Aluminum, Copper, Steel

  • Mount style

    PCB Mount, Plate Mount

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K8 V2
  • KBDFans Tofu65 3.0
Performance
82
48
Build quality
81
92
Productivity
89
65
Customizability
89
82
Portability
73
80

What they share

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

Full specs

Keychron K8 V2 vs KBDFans Tofu65 3.0 specs

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

18 of 26 specs differ

Keychron K8 V2

KBDFans Tofu65 3.0

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

PCB Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate 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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
LED

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Wired, Wireless

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAhBetter
2,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum, Copper, Steel

Plate material

Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT, PC
—

Weight

800 g
—

Dimensions

22 x 354 x 124 mm
17 x 312 x 35 mm

Typing angle

11°, 4°
9°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
Yes

VIAL

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

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

KBDFans Tofu65 3.0

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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