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Dareu Z68 Sugar Cube vs Keychron V1

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Dareu Z68 Sugar Cube

No reviews

from$119at Mechkeys

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Keychron V1

4.8 (63)4.8 · 63 reviews

from$44at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Dareu Z68 Sugar Cube

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 65% 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.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$119 at Mechkeys

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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.
No numpad.

$44 at Keychron

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.

Dareu Z68 Sugar Cube

Keychron V1

Layout size
65%
75%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Plastic
ABS, Plastic
Weight
625 g
995 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Dareu Z68 Sugar Cube
Keychron V1

Performance: 41
91
Build quality: 39
89
Productivity: 57
98
Customizability: 51
98
Portability: 83
64

What they share

Knob
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Dareu Z68 Sugar Cube vs Keychron V1 specs

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

16 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Dareu Z68 Sugar Cube

Keychron V1

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%

75%

Layout standard

ANSI

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

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Wired

Max polling rate

—

8,000 Hz

Battery

2,000 mAh

Wired only

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic

ABS, Plastic

Plate material

—

Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

PBT

ABS, PBT

Weight

625 g

995 g

Dimensions

38 x 123 x 330 mm

18 x 149 x 329 mm

Typing angle

11°

4°

Backlight

White

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Dareu Z68 Sugar Cube

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
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you

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