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Cidoo V75 Plus vs GDK Lab KV1

Get the Cidoo V75 Plus for sound dampening. Get the GDK Lab KV1 for hot-swappable and the 5,000 mAh battery.

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[In Stock] KV1-65% Mechanical Keyboard Barebone Kit

Hot-swappable

GDK Lab KV1

No reviews

from$169at Velocifire

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Cidoo V75 Plus

Sound dampening

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • No numpad.

Get the

GDK Lab KV1

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 25% of 65% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • 65% layout. No function row and 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 V75 Plus

GDK Lab KV1

  • Layout size

    75%

    65%

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Battery

    3,000 mAh

    5,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Display

    LED

    None

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • Sound dampening

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Cidoo V75 Plus
  • GDK Lab KV1
Performance
41
58
Build quality
62
78
Productivity
58
56
Customizability
60
75
Portability
72
86

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • VIA
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Cidoo V75 Plus vs GDK Lab KV1 specs

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

9 of 19 specs differ

Cidoo V75 Plus

GDK Lab KV1

Typing & switches

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

LED
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

3,000 mAh
5,000 mAhBetter

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum

Weight

—
1,760 g

Dimensions

—
17 x 313 x 113 mm

Typing angle

—
8°

Backlight

None
None

Firmware & software

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Cidoo V75 Plus

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

GDK Lab KV1

  • Velocifire

    ISO

    In stockShips to you

Where to buy

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