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Keychron

Q1

320 positive 6 neutral 92 negative

Based on 418 Reddit mentions

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Best Gaming Keyboard Brand Right Now In 2026?

You obviously haven’t tried the Q1 HE 😅 i honestly can’t decide which is better. My 60HeV2 or my keychron Q1 HE. Keychron definitely feels more premium but as far as rapid trigger, actuation points, etc… they’re extremely similar and both softwares are amazing

TelevisionFun2071 in r/keyboards

May 8, 2026 1:50 PM

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First time poster but long times user. Goodbye Keychron!

Because people love coming online to complain. They rarely come online to say they like it. Ive had the Keychron Q1 HE QMK Wireless keyboard a year now, no issues and I fricken love it 🤷 That being said, their returns page is a bit shocking.

MistifyingSmoke in r/Keychron

October 14, 2025 7:51 AM

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Why is VIA such a f****g nigthmare

The VIA boards you are using are not true VIA boards. They are just hackjobs using JSON files to do the key mapping etc through VIA and this is getting increasingly common especially from Chinese budget boards True VIA boards are 100% plug and play and it's very seamless (yes, older keychron boards

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sugarified in r/keyboards

August 4, 2026 11:56 AM

3

The Apple Store sells a mechanical keyboard

It is an ok keyboard, but the price makes it a bad buy. To be fair one of these is what got me started on my custom mechanical keyboard journey. But I quickly learned the K65 isn't all that great. Much better choices would be the Keychron Q1. You will pay roughly the same price but get an all alumin

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Aztaloth in r/apple

October 14, 2025 6:56 AM

5

Need a wireless gaming keyboard recommendation

If you want something that isn't tied down by proprietary bloatware, I'd look at keyboards that run on QMK or ZMK firmware. Those are both open source and you can program them in a Chromium-based web browser (no software to install at all). Just as an example, Keychron makes a LOT of QMK/ZMK boards

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cptchnk in r/keyboards

May 28, 2026 10:19 PM

2

Looking for Premium Wireless 75% Aluminum Keyboard Options w/ Knob

Redragon k739 * ($65) Yes it's low priced and Redragon software is awful, but this is actually QMK so it doesn't use the Redragon drivers, and is amazingly well built. I would pick this over the corresponding electromechanical Q1. For a magnetic board, Keychron is undeniably the best choice by far.

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ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards

April 30, 2026 10:03 AM

2

Aficionadets dels teclats per aquí?

Wow! Que elaborat. Jo uso un Keychron Q1 Pro (75%) amb tecles Keychron K Pro Banana (serien com uns Cherry marrons) i distribució US. Fantàstic per programar trobo (amb vim també) i relativament senzill "saltar" a altres teclats amb distribucions ISO ES.

_redcrash_ in r/ordinadors

December 5, 2025 9:30 PM

3

Work Office

Well, depends on your budget, bought the Keychron Q1 Max with the Q0 Numpad, awesome keyboard.

thrawnx in r/battlestations

April 21, 2025 4:52 PM

5

Keychron Q1 HE 8K TMR keyboard review & sound test with Lekker Tikkens

That's a tough call. I don't really think you can go wrong with either, tbh. For me personally, I'd go with the Keychron, just because macro support. But if macros aren't a big deal to you, I think the 80HE is a perfectly reasonable choice, especially if you're mostly going to be gaming. It's a grea

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julian_vdm in r/keyboards

February 12, 2026 3:01 AM

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I get to try lots of keyboards

I ended up getting keychron q1he 75 for about $200! I’m happy with the purchase, it’s a quieter calmer keyboard clicking and I like the features it has. For me I like the rapid trigger a lot and the knob is actually so nice for when I use my soundbar for single player games!

Majestic-Channel4525 in r/keyboards

August 21, 2025 8:09 PM

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