Corsair K70 Pro vs Keychron Q1 Pro
Get the Corsair K70 Pro for the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the Keychron Q1 Pro for hot-swappable and qmk.
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from$179at Mechkeys
5.0 (15)5.0 · 15 reviews
from$149at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Corsair K70 Pro
polling rate
Build quality in the bottom 10% of 100% boards under $200.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Keychron Q1 Pro
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.
- No numpad.
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.
Corsair K70 Pro
Keychron Q1 Pro
Layout size
100%
75%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, Wired, 2.4 GHz
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
- Corsair K70 Pro
- Keychron Q1 Pro
- Performance
- 8582
- Build quality
- 4289
- Productivity
- 5398
- Customizability
- 5598
- Portability
- 4282
- Case material: Aluminum
- Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Knob
Corsair K70 Pro vs Keychron Q1 Pro specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 27 specs differ
Corsair K70 Pro
Keychron Q1 Pro
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
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
Compare prices
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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Corsair K70 Pro
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron Q1 Pro
- Go to Keychron
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
- Go to Keychron (DE)
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
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