Head to head · Prices checked Nov 7, 2026

Black Shark Inductive Switch RT vs Keychron Lemokey L1

Get the Black Shark Inductive Switch RT for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Keychron Lemokey L1 for the 4,000 mAh battery.

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Hall effect

Black Shark Inductive Switch RT

from$189at Mechkeys

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Battery

Keychron Lemokey L1

Lemokey L1 QMK/VIA Kabellose Benutzerdefinierte Gaming-Tastatur

from$194at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Black Shark Inductive Switch RT

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 75% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

$189 at Mechkeys

Get the

Keychron Lemokey L1

Battery

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

$194 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.

Black Shark Inductive Switch RT

Keychron Lemokey L1

Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Battery
120 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
Plastic
Aluminum
Switch options
Linear, Magnetic
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Black Shark Inductive Switch RT
Keychron Lemokey L1

Performance: 80
82
Build quality: 40
90
Productivity: 63
98
Customizability: 76
98
Portability: 78
82

What they share

Layout size: 75%
Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Knob
Keycaps: PBT

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Full specs

Black Shark Inductive Switch RT vs Keychron Lemokey L1 specs

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

15 of 28 specs differ

Spec

Black Shark Inductive Switch RT

Keychron Lemokey L1

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Magnetic

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

Battery

120 mAh

4,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic

Aluminum

Plate material

—

Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

960 g

1,887 g

Dimensions

—

33 x 369 x 146 mm

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Black Shark Inductive Switch RT

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Lemokey L1

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

Where to buy

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