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KEEBD Brickbots Choc V vs Keychron V1

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KEEBD Brickbots Choc V

No reviews

from$40at KEEBD

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Hot-swappable

Keychron V1

4.8 · 63 reviews

from$44at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

KEEBD Brickbots Choc V

Build quality in the bottom 40% of 40% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

$40 at KEEBD

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.

KEEBD Brickbots Choc V

Keychron V1

Layout size
40%
75%
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Low profile
Yes
No
Knob
No
Yes
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score

KEEBD Brickbots Choc V
Keychron V1

Performance: 55
92
Build quality: 56
89
Productivity: 40
98
Customizability: 47
98
Portability: 61
65

What they share

Keycaps: ABS, PBT

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Full specs

KEEBD Brickbots Choc V vs Keychron V1 specs

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

15 of 27 specs differ

Spec

KEEBD Brickbots Choc V

Keychron V1

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

40%

75%

Layout standard

ANSI

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

—

ABS, Plastic

Plate material

—

Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

Weight

—

995 g

Dimensions

—

18 x 149 x 329 mm

Typing angle

—

4°

Backlight

None

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

KEEBD Brickbots Choc V

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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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