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Cidoo V75 Plus vs Meletrix Zoom75 Essential Edition

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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.

Get the

Meletrix Zoom75 Essential Edition

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $200.

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

Meletrix Zoom75 Essential Edition

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Ergonomics

    Standard

    Split Backspace

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

  • Display

    LED

    LCD

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • QMK

    No

    Yes

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Cidoo V75 Plus
  • Meletrix Zoom75 Essential Edition
Performance
41
73
Build quality
63
90
Productivity
58
91
Customizability
60
96
Portability
72
78

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Cidoo V75 Plus vs Meletrix Zoom75 Essential Edition specs

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

9 of 23 specs differ

Cidoo V75 Plus

Meletrix Zoom75 Essential Edition

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Silent

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Split Backspace

Knob

No
Yes

Display

LED
LCD

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

3,000 mAh
—

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

—
Aluminum, Brass, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate, POM

Weight

—
1,740 g

Dimensions

—
35 x 324 x 146 mm

Typing angle

—
5°

Backlight

None
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2023

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.

Meletrix Zoom75 Essential Edition

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

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