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Keychron Q5 vs MelGeek O2

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Keychron Q5

4.8 · 17 reviews

from$119at Keychron

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O2 Tri-mode Wireless Mechanical Keyboard

MelGeek O2

No reviews

from$109at MelGeek

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q5

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 96% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$119 at Keychron

Get the

MelGeek O2

Build quality in the top 50% of Numpad boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Numpad only. This is not a full keyboard.

$109 at MelGeek

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 Q5

MelGeek O2

Layout size
96%
Numpad
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Aluminum, Polycarbonate
Mount style
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q5
MelGeek O2

Performance: 72
54
Build quality: 89
65
Productivity: 97
53
Customizability: 98
50
Portability: 46
82

What they share

Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Keychron Q5 vs MelGeek O2 specs

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

19 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q5

MelGeek O2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

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Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%

Numpad

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only

2,500 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

ABS, Aluminum, Polycarbonate

Plate material

Steel

Polycarbonate

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

PBT

Weight

2,310 g

650 g

Dimensions

20 x 145 x 390 mm

135 x 326 x 27 mm

Typing angle

5°

4°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2022

2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Q5

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

MelGeek O2

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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