Keychron K8 Ultra vs PBTfans GT 80
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from$119at MK
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from$169at KBDfans
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron K8 Ultra
QMK
Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
PBTfans GT 80
Build quality in the top 30% of 80% boards under $200.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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 Ultra
PBTfans GT 80
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Case material
ABS, Aluminum, Metal
Aluminum
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
Layout standard
ANSI, ISO, ISO-ES
ANSI
ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit
- Keychron K8 Ultra
- PBTfans GT 80
- Performance
- 9051
- Build quality
- 8368
- Productivity
- 9466
- Customizability
- 9256
- Portability
- 7753
- Layout size: 80%
- Hot-swappable
- VIA
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Keychron K8 Ultra vs PBTfans GT 80 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 24 specs differ
Keychron K8 Ultra
PBTfans GT 80
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
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 Ultra
Keychron (DE)
ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
PBTfans GT 80
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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