Chilkey ND vs Keychron V1 Ultra
Get the Chilkey ND for hall effect. Get the Keychron V1 Ultra for the 4,000 mAh battery and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Chilkey ND
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- No numpad.
Get the
Keychron V1 Ultra
Battery
Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- 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.
Chilkey ND
Keychron V1 Ultra
Layout size
80%
75%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Battery
3,600 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Aluminum, Polycarbonate
ABS, Plastic
- Chilkey ND
- Keychron V1 Ultra
- Performance
- 8591
- Build quality
- 8584
- Productivity
- 8998
- Customizability
- 9294
- Portability
- 7779
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- QMK
- VIA
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Chilkey ND vs Keychron V1 Ultra specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 28 specs differ
Chilkey ND
Keychron V1 Ultra
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Chilkey ND
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron V1 Ultra
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
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