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LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2 vs KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy

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

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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.

Get the

KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

  • No numpad.

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.

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy

  • Layout size

    98%

    80%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Ergonomics

    Southpaw

    Standard

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    1,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Top Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2
  • KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy
Performance
83
83
Build quality
62
84
Productivity
79
89
Customizability
67
92
Portability
65
63

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Case material: Aluminum
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2 vs KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy specs

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

14 of 23 specs differ

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy

Typing & switches

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

98%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Southpaw
Standard

Display

None
LED

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

Battery

6,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

Plastic
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
3,500 g

Dimensions

—
39 x 356 x 139 mm

Typing angle

7°
9°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

VIA

No
Yes

VIAL

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy

  • MonacoKeys

    ISO

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

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