Ducky OK-M 98 Wireless: Specs, Price, Pros & Cons
Ducky calls this layout a 98, spec sheets file it with the compressed full-size boards, and both labels describe the same idea: a number pad kept on the board, with the navigation keys moved to save width.
It is the largest of the three OK-M Wireless models and the one intended for people who type figures. Home, End and the page keys, which normally sit in their own block, are stacked above the keypad instead, so the board ends up narrower than a standard full-size keyboard while keeping every key you would reach for in a ledger or a CAD session. The moved navigation keys are the part to learn, and anyone who edits long documents by keyboard shortcut will reach for the wrong place for a while.
Under the layout it is the same board as its smaller siblings, the 65 and the 75. Nothing else changes. It is gasket mounted and heavily dampened, with PBT keycaps, a rotary knob and hot-swap sockets that take other switches. It connects over a cable, a receiver or Bluetooth, more options than most boards in the category. The case stands tall enough that a wrist rest belongs on the order. Full N-key rollover and programmable keys come with it, as they do on the rest of the family.
It is heavy for its width and stays put on a desk, which suits the work it was drawn up for. The buyer who gains most keys in invoices, budgets or measurements by touch every day and wants the mouse closer than a full-size board allows. Someone who carries a keyboard between home and office should pick a lighter one.
Category strengths
How this VS Score was computed
Score 52: each known spec is measured against the median of all keyboards (101 products), then weighted; 50 means level with that median. In classes of six or more, a value beyond the class’s 10th–90th percentile range counts as that limit, so one extreme product cannot set the scale. 49% of the scoreable weight could be used; unknown values, features not applicable to this class and proxies (battery capacity where a rated life exists) add or remove nothing.
| Specification | This product | Cohort median | Score weight | Points moved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot-swappable | Yes | 61% of the class have it | 0.6 | +30.0 |
| Rapid trigger | No | 25% of the class have it | 0.5 | −24.0 |
| Adjustable actuation | No | 24% of the class have it | 0.4 | −19.2 |
| Sound dampening | Yes | 76% of the class have it | 0.3 | +15.0 |
| Rotary knob | Yes | 53% of the class have it | 0.2 | +10.0 |
| Switch technology | Mechanical | Mechanical | 1 | +0.0 |
| Polling rate | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0.7 | +0.0 |
| Connection | 3 | 3 | 0.8 | +0.0 |
| Keycap material | PBT | PBT | 0.4 | +0.0 |
| Backlight | RGB | RGB | 0.3 | +0.0 |
Not scored: Actuation force (unknown: not scored); N-key rollover (standard for the class (85% have it)); Analog input (not applicable: only 14% of this class have it); Wired latency (unknown: not scored); Wireless latency (unknown: not scored); Front height (unknown: not scored); Bluetooth devices (unknown: not scored); Battery life (unknown: not scored); Battery capacity (unknown: not scored); USB passthrough (not applicable: only 4% of this class have it); Programmable keys (standard for the class (99% have it)); Media controls (standard for the class (97% have it)); Onboard profiles (unknown: not scored); Configuration software (standard for the class (95% have it)).
Editor’s note
The OK-M 98 solves a specific problem: wanting a number pad without giving up half your desk to a full-size board. Ducky uses the 980 layout, which keeps the keypad but stacks the navigation cluster above it, saving several centimeters of width against a conventional full-size design.
That makes it the natural pick for accounting, data entry, CAD or anyone who touch-types numbers. Everything else in the family carries over: gasket mounting, five layers of dampening, a polycarbonate plate, Cherry-profile PBT keycaps and a rotary knob, all at a price where most competitors are still shipping ABS caps and a hollow plastic tray.
The switches are conventional mechanical rather than anything exotic, hot-swappable on 3-pin and 5-pin sockets, and supplied as either KTT Red Wine at 43 grams linear or KTT Baby Blue at 38 grams tactile. Connectivity covers USB-C, 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth, with VIA handling remapping. Polling is 1000 Hz, which is ordinary rather than a selling point, and irrelevant for the office work this layout is aimed at.
Weight is the thing to think about. At 394 millimeters wide and well over a kilogram this is a keyboard that stays where you put it, which is fine on a desk and awkward in a bag. The compressed navigation cluster also takes a week or so to stop mis-hitting, because Home and End are not where your hands expect them.
Buy it if a number pad is non-negotiable and you would rather not lose the mouse room a true full-size board costs you. Look at the 75 instead if you rarely touch the keypad. You gain desk space and lose nothing else, since the build is identical across all three.
Specifications
Quality bars show where each figure sits between the lowest and highest of the 101 keyboards this VS Score is measured against.
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Where the specifications come from
- Official product pageducky.global
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- First published
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- Sheet completeness
- 25 of 34 specifications verified; the rest show as Unknown and are never estimated or scored
- Page type
- Product specification page — Compiled from the manufacturer’s published specifications and the cited sources; this is not a hands-on test.
- Basis
- Research-based: specifications and editorial text were compiled from the documents listed here and the manufacturer’s published data. We have not tested this unit ourselves; where independent measurements are mentioned they belong to the linked publication.
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The bottom line
The Ducky OK-M 98 Wireless earns a VS Score of 52, above the median of the 101 keyboards it is measured against (a score of 50 is level with that median).
- Who it’s for
- An office worker who keys in figures all day and wants the keypad on the board while the mouse stays within easy reach.
- Who should look elsewhere
- Look elsewhere if the keyboard travels between home and office, because this one is built to stay put on one desk.
- The trade-off that matters
- Home, End and the page keys move to a stack above the keypad, so anyone who edits text by shortcut spends the first week reaching for the wrong spot.
- The main alternative
- Ducky OK-M 75 Wireless: the same build without the keypad, for someone who rarely types numbers and wants the desk width back.
The VS Score is calculated from the weighted specifications above, each measured against the median of comparable keyboards — a shortlisting guide, not a substitute for your own priorities. See how we score.
