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AULA AG60 vs Keychron Q1

Get the AULA AG60 for hall effect and the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the Keychron Q1 for hot-swappable.

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Hall effect

AULA AG60

No reviews

from$169at WhatGeek

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Hot-swappable

Keychron Q1

4.9 (10)4.9 · 10 reviews

from$109at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

AULA AG60

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 60% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

$169 at WhatGeek

Get the

Keychron Q1

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No numpad.

$109 at Keychron

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.

AULA AG60

Keychron Q1

Layout size
60%
75%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Switch options
Linear, Magnetic
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score

AULA AG60
Keychron Q1

Performance: 84
72
Build quality: 58
89
Productivity: 64
97
Customizability: 53
98
Portability: 72
65

What they share

Connection: Wired
Case material: Aluminum
Sound dampening

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Full specs

AULA AG60 vs Keychron Q1 specs

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

15 of 26 specs differ

Spec

AULA AG60

Keychron Q1

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Magnetic

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%

75%

Layout standard

ANSI

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

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter

1,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plate material

CarbonFiber

Aluminum, Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

—

ABS, PBT

Weight

2,400 g

1,825 g

Dimensions

40 x 298 x 110 mm

22 x 145 x 328 mm

Typing angle

—

5°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

AULA AG60

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q1

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
MK
ISO
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

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