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Keychron Q11 vs LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Get the Keychron Q11 for knob. Get the LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2 for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Knob

Keychron Q11

4.7 (13)4.7 · 13 reviews

from$184at Keychron

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polling rate

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

No reviews

from$268at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q11

Knob

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

$184 at Keychron

Get the

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

polling rate

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 98% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

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.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$268 at MK

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 Q11

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Ergonomics
Split
Southpaw
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Mount style
Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Gasket Mount
Knob
Yes
No

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q11
LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Performance: 68
82
Build quality: 88
62
Productivity: 97
79
Customizability: 98
67
Portability: 73
65

What they share

Hot-swappable
Case material: Aluminum
Sound dampening

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q11 vs LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2 specs

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

13 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q11

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

—

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

—

98%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-UK, JIS

ANSI

Ergonomics

Split

Southpaw

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

8,000 HzBetter

Battery

Wired only

6,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum, Steel

Plastic

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

PBT

Weight

1,186 g

—

Dimensions

10 x 134 x 345 mm

—

Typing angle

3°

7°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Keychron Q11

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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