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Cidoo V75 Plus vs Keychron V1

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Cidoo V75 Plus

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.

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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.

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

Keychron V1

  • 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, Tray Mount

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

  • Display

    LED

    None

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Cidoo V75 Plus
  • Keychron V1
Performance
41
91
Build quality
62
89
Productivity
58
98
Customizability
60
98
Portability
72
64

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Cidoo V75 Plus

4.6

10 owner reviews

Praise
“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.”
Christie C.Verified buyer· via Epomaker
Critique
“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…”
Khalid G.Verified buyer· via Epomaker

Keychron V1

4.9

64 owner reviews

Praise
“Even tho I live in the middle of Europe the shipping only took 11 working days. It feels and sounds great to type on. And the opening experience was also great.”
Jitka H.Verified buyer· via Keychron

Full specs

Cidoo V75 Plus vs Keychron V1 specs

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

14 of 27 specs differ

Cidoo V75 Plus

Keychron V1

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

LED
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

—
8,000 Hz

Battery

3,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

No
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

No
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2022

Where to buy

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Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

Keychron V14 stores

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.

Keychron V1

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW

    In stockShips to you

    Go to Keychron
  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW

    In stockDoes not ship to you

    Go to Keychron (DE)

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