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Cidoo V65 V3 vs Keychron V1 Ultra

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Cidoo V65 V3

Build quality in the top 45% of 65% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • 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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Keychron V1 Ultra

Battery

Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $100.

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 V65 V3

Keychron V1 Ultra

  • Layout size

    65%

    75%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Battery

    3,000 mAh

    4,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS, Plastic

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Cidoo V65 V3
  • Keychron V1 Ultra
Performance
49
91
Build quality
68
84
Productivity
84
98
Customizability
79
94
Portability
89
79

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Knob
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Cidoo V65 V3 vs Keychron V1 Ultra specs

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

13 of 27 specs differ

Cidoo V65 V3

Keychron V1 Ultra

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
8,000 Hz

Battery

3,000 mAh
4,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS, Plastic

Plate material

Plastic, POM
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
770 g

Dimensions

—
29 x 329 x 149 mm

Typing angle

—
4°

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2022
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Cidoo V65 V3

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron V1 Ultra

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES

    In stockDoes not ship to you

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