Aesco A83 Air vs Keychron K1 SE
Get the Aesco A83 Air for the 3,800 mAh battery. Get the Keychron K1 SE for media keys and mac & windows.
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from$122at Keychron (DE)
Which one should you get?
Get the
Aesco A83 Air
Battery
Build quality in the bottom 5% of 75% boards under $150.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- No numpad.
Get the
Keychron K1 SE
Media keys
Build quality in the top 45% of 80% boards under $150.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- No numpad.
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.
Aesco A83 Air
Keychron K1 SE
Layout size
75%
80%
Battery
3,800 mAh
2,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Media keys
No
Yes
Mac & Windows
No
Yes
Released
2026
2021
- Aesco A83 Air
- Keychron K1 SE
- Performance
- 4467
- Build quality
- 3960
- Productivity
- 4568
- Customizability
- 5672
- Portability
- 6277
- Hot-swappable
- Low profile
Aesco A83 Air vs Keychron K1 SE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
6 of 15 specs differ
Aesco A83 Air
Keychron K1 SE
Hot-swappable
Low profile
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Backlight
Mac & Windows
Released
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