MonsGeek M2
- 98 keys
- Hot-swap
- Gasket mount
- Wired USB-C / Bluetooth (5.0+) / 2.4GHz wireless (dongle)
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Specifications
- Form factor
- 1800
- Key count
- 98
- Mounting style
- Gasket mount
- Hot-swap
- Yes
- Socket
- Gateron Hotswap
- RGB
- Yes
- QMK
- No
- VIA
- Yes
- Layouts
- ANSI
- Pins supported
- 3, 5
- Connectivity
- Wired USB-C, Bluetooth (5.0+), 2.4GHz wireless (dongle)
- Battery
- 8000 mAh
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Compatibility
- Hot-swap
Gateron Hotswap sockets
Switches can be swapped without soldering.
- Switch pins accepted
3 / 5 pin
Both plastic-leg and bare-pin MX-style switches.
- Layouts supported
ANSI
1800-compact (98-key) gasket-mount aluminum custom keyboard with standard MX 5-pin hotswap PCB — accepts any 3-pin or 5-pin MX-style mechanical switch (Cherry, Gateron, Kailh, Akko, Outemu, etc.). Configured via VIA (no proprietary driver needed); MonsGeek Driver is NOT supported on this PCB revision. Tri-mode connectivity: wired USB-C, Bluetooth, and 2.4GHz wireless dongle, with an 8000 mAh battery. RGB south-facing per-key backlight. PC plate, 1.2 mm hotswap PCB. Ships pre-installed with one of three Akko V3-series MX mechanical switch options (Akko Mirror, Akko Stellar Rose, or Akko Cilantro); a Barebone (no switches) variant is also offered. Includes pre-assembled lubed plate-mounted stabilizers. Layout: US-ANSI only (ISO is not currently offered for the V5 VIA). Distinct from the sibling MonsGeek M2 V5 HE magnetic-switch board.
Side-by-side comparison
| Spec | AkkoAkko 3061S | AkkoAkko 3061S HE | AkkoAkko 3068 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Form factor | 1800 | TKL | 60% | 60% | 65% |
| Keys | 98 | 87 | 61 | 61 | 68 |
| Hot-swap | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Connectivity | Wired USB-C / Bluetooth (5.0+) / 2.4GHz wireless (dongle) | — | Wired USB-C | Wired USB-C | Wired USB-C / Bluetooth (5.0+) |
| Score | — | — | — | — | — |
| From | — | $99.00 | — | — | — |
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