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Redragon CENTAUR K506 vs Keychron V1

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Redragon CENTAUR K506

No reviews

from$24at Redragon

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Hot-swappable

Keychron V1

4.8 (63)4.8 · 63 reviews

from$44at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Redragon CENTAUR K506

Build quality in the bottom 25% of 100% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic. The other board is sold in those layouts.

$24 at Redragon

Get the

Keychron V1

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $50.

Rules this board out

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

$44 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.

Redragon CENTAUR K506

Keychron V1

Layout size
100%
75%
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Plastic
ABS, Plastic
Mount style
Bottom Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Knob
No
Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Redragon CENTAUR K506
Keychron V1

Performance: 62
91
Build quality: 47
89
Productivity: 50
98
Customizability: 48
98
Portability: 41
65

What they share

Connection: Wired

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Redragon CENTAUR K506 vs Keychron V1 specs

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

18 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Redragon CENTAUR K506

Keychron V1

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Bottom Mount

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%

75%

Layout standard

ISO, ISO-FR

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

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Max polling rate

—

8,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic

ABS, Plastic

Plate material

—

Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

—

ABS, PBT

Weight

1,100 g

995 g

Dimensions

35 x 440 x 135 mm

18 x 149 x 329 mm

Typing angle

—

4°

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

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.

Redragon CENTAUR K506

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO-FR.

Keychron V1

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

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