Keychron K8 V2 vs Meletrix Zoom65 V3
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from$189at Meletrix
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
Meletrix Zoom65 V3
Knob
Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $200.
- Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic. The other board is sold in those layouts.
- 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
Meletrix Zoom65 V3
Layout size
80%
65%
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum, Plastic
Mount style
PCB Mount, Plate Mount
PCB Mount, Plate Mount, Sandwich Mount, Top Mount
Knob
No
Yes
- Keychron K8 V2
- Meletrix Zoom65 V3
- Performance
- 8267
- Build quality
- 8192
- Productivity
- 8994
- Customizability
- 8998
- Portability
- 7387
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- QMK
- VIA
- Sound dampening
Keychron K8 V2 vs Meletrix Zoom65 V3 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 27 specs differ
Keychron K8 V2
Meletrix Zoom65 V3
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
Meletrix Zoom65 V3
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.
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