Cidoo V75 Plus vs Keychron Q1
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4.6 (10)4.6 · 10 reviews
from$129at Mechkeys
4.9 (10)4.9 · 10 reviews
from$109at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Cidoo V75 Plus
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 75% boards under $150.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Keychron Q1
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
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
Keychron Q1
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Knob
No
Yes
Display
LED
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
- Cidoo V75 Plus
- Keychron Q1
- Performance
- 4172
- Build quality
- 6389
- Productivity
- 5897
- Customizability
- 6098
- Portability
- 7265
- Layout size: 75%
- VIA
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Cidoo V75 Plus
10 owner reviews
“This is a great quality keyboard. It is very solid feeling due to the aluminum body and the foams give it a beautiful sound. The software was pretty straightforward to use and I was able to load images to the mini screen with no problem.”
“The keyboard sounds and feels really good. However, the Json file and compatibility with VIA was a terrible experience. I was unable to map any keys. The entire keyboard in VIA is offset, which won't let me map certain keys. I gave up on VIA and reset the…”
Keychron Q1
10 owner reviews
“Very pretty and good quality, only con is it's kind of pingy but it's easy to mod and fix with some tape, force break mod.”
Cidoo V75 Plus vs Keychron Q1 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 26 specs differ
Cidoo V75 Plus
Keychron Q1
Switch options
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
Mac & Windows
Released
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.
Keychron Q1
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
MK
ISO
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
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