Keychron V1 Ultra vs MCHOSE K99 V2
Get the Keychron V1 Ultra for hot-swappable. Get the MCHOSE K99 V2 for the 8,000 mAh battery.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron V1 Ultra
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
Get the
MCHOSE K99 V2
Battery
Build quality in the bottom 5% of 96% boards under $100.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- 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.
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 V1 Ultra
MCHOSE K99 V2
Layout size
75%
96%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Battery
4,000 mAh
8,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
No
Yes
- Keychron V1 Ultra
- MCHOSE K99 V2
- Performance
- 9143
- Build quality
- 8441
- Productivity
- 9843
- Customizability
- 9446
- Portability
- 7956
- Case material: ABS, Plastic
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Keycaps: PBT
Keychron V1 Ultra vs MCHOSE K99 V2 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
18 of 28 specs differ
Keychron V1 Ultra
MCHOSE K99 V2
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
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 V1 Ultra
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
MCHOSE K99 V2
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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