Keychron Q65 vs LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2
Get the Keychron Q65 for knob. Get the LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2 for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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from$268at MK
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron Q65
Knob
Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
Get the
LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2
polling rate
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 98% boards under $300.
- 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.
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 Q65
LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2
Layout size
65%
98%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Ergonomics
Standard
Southpaw
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Knob
Yes
No
- Keychron Q65
- LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2
- Performance
- 6683
- Build quality
- 8962
- Productivity
- 9579
- Customizability
- 9667
- Portability
- 7065
- Hot-swappable
- Case material: Aluminum
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Keychron Q65 vs LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
11 of 26 specs differ
Keychron Q65
LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2
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
Mac & Windows
Released
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