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Cidoo ABM066 Alice vs Monsgeek M1W

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Cidoo ABM066 Alice

Build quality in the top 30% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • 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.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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Monsgeek M1W

Battery

Build quality in the top 10% 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.

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.

Cidoo ABM066 Alice

Monsgeek M1W

  • Layout size

    65%

    75%

  • Connection

    Wireless

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Battery

    3,000 mAh

    6,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Standard

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Silent

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Cidoo ABM066 Alice
  • Monsgeek M1W
Performance
53
70
Build quality
77
85
Productivity
76
97
Customizability
87
96
Portability
80
92

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Cidoo ABM066 Alice vs Monsgeek M1W specs

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

13 of 24 specs differ

Cidoo ABM066 Alice

Monsgeek M1W

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Silent
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Alice
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

Yes
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wireless
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

3,000 mAh
6,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Plastic, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

—
PBT

Weight

700 g
2,200 g

Dimensions

40 x 121 x 371 mm
33 x 146 x 333 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Cidoo ABM066 Alice

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Monsgeek M1W

  • WhatGeek

    ISO

    Out of stockShips to you

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