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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 21, 2026

Ajazz AK870MC vs Keychron V1

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What actually differs

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.

Ajazz AK870MC

Keychron V1

  • Layout size

    80%

    75%

  • Case material

    ABS

    ABS, Plastic

  • Switch options

    Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

  • Mount style

    Bottom Mount

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ajazz AK870MC
  • Keychron V1
Performance
81
92
Build quality
60
89
Productivity
78
98
Customizability
71
98
Portability
59
65

What they share

  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Ajazz AK870MC

No owner reviews collected yet.

Keychron V1

4.8

63 owner reviews

Praise
“Even tho I live in the middle of Europe the shipping only took 11 working days. It feels and sounds great to type on. And the opening experience was also great.”
Jitka H.Verified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“Good quality of build but its actually pretty trash keyboard, 2 years and started to not register keys, double typing ect and its not problem of the switch because i changed them with working ones and still had the problem”
Martin M.Verified buyer· via Keychron

Full specs

Ajazz AK870MC vs Keychron V1 specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

15 of 26 specs differ

Ajazz AK870MC

Keychron V1

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Bottom Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

—
8,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
ABS, Plastic

Plate material

—
Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

—
ABS, PBT

Weight

580 g
995 g

Dimensions

20 x 127 x 356 mm
18 x 149 x 329 mm

Typing angle

—
4°

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2022

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$29Visit
  • WhatGeekCN

    Out of stock
    $29Visit
Keychron V14 stores
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $44Visit
  • MKUS

    In stock
    $69Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $100Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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