Akko Year of Snake — Alice vs Block Mechanical Keyboard
Block Mechanical Keyboard has live pricing available right now while Akko Year of Snake — Alice is temporarily out of stock across tracked vendors. Block Mechanical Keyboard offers more keys for full-layout workflows, while Akko Year of Snake — Alice trims the footprint. The right pick comes down to which spec trade-offs fit your build — the pick-if grid below breaks that out in detail.
Detailed comparison
Spec-by-spec breakdown — differences highlighted in cyan.
| Spec | Akko Year of Snake — Alice | Block Mechanical Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Akko Year of Snake — Alice | Block Mechanical Keyboard |
| Brand | Akko | Lofree |
| Price range | — | $170.00 |
| Community score | — | — |
| Form factor | Alice-split | TKL (80%) |
| Key count | 68 | 87 |
| Hot-swap | Yes | No |
| Supported switch pins | 3, 5 | — |
| Case material | Aluminum 6063 | — |
| Plate material | — | — |
| Mounting style | — | — |
| Connectivity | Wired USB-C, Bluetooth (5.0+), 2.4GHz wireless (dongle) | Bluetooth (5.0+) |
| RGB lighting | Yes | No |
| Layouts supported | ANSI | — |
| QMK support | No | — |
| VIA support | No | — |
| Weight (g) | 3000 | — |
| Polling rate (Hz) | — | — |
Name
- Akko Year of Snake — Alice
- Akko Year of Snake — Alice
- Block Mechanical Keyboard
- Block Mechanical Keyboard
Brand
Price range
- Block Mechanical Keyboard
- $170.00
Community score
Form factor
- Akko Year of Snake — Alice
- Alice-split
- Block Mechanical Keyboard
- TKL (80%)
Key count
Hot-swap
Supported switch pins
Case material
- Akko Year of Snake — Alice
- Aluminum 6063
Plate material
Mounting style
Connectivity
- Akko Year of Snake — Alice
- Wired USB-C, Bluetooth (5.0+), 2.4GHz wireless (dongle)
- Block Mechanical Keyboard
- Bluetooth (5.0+)
RGB lighting
Layouts supported
QMK support
VIA support
Weight (g)
Polling rate (Hz)
Which should you buy?
Block Mechanical Keyboard has live pricing available right now while Akko Year of Snake — Alice is temporarily out of stock across tracked vendors. Block Mechanical Keyboard offers more keys for full-layout workflows, while Akko Year of Snake — Alice trims the footprint. The right pick comes down to which spec trade-offs fit your build — the pick-if grid below breaks that out in detail.
Pick Akko Year of Snake — Alice if
- You want a alice-split layout
- You plan to swap switches without soldering
- You want per-key RGB lighting
Pick Block Mechanical Keyboard if
From $170.00
- You want a tkl (80%) layout
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