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LAZYDESIGNERS Dimple R2 vs Keychron Q1 Ultra

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

LAZYDESIGNERS Dimple R2

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

Get the

Keychron Q1 Ultra

Knob

Build quality in the top 35% of 75% boards under $300.

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.

LAZYDESIGNERS Dimple R2

Keychron Q1 Ultra

  • Case material

    Aluminum, Polycarbonate

    Aluminum

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

  • Layout standard

    ANSI

    ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT, ISO-PT, JIS

    ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

  • Screw-in stabilizers

    No

    Yes

    Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • LAZYDESIGNERS Dimple R2
  • Keychron Q1 Ultra
Performance
43
89
Build quality
54
74
Productivity
43
90
Customizability
46
77
Portability
42
83

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Plate material: Polycarbonate
See every spec side by side

Full specs

LAZYDESIGNERS Dimple R2 vs Keychron Q1 Ultra specs

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

10 of 25 specs differ

LAZYDESIGNERS Dimple R2

Keychron Q1 Ultra

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

—
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT, ISO-PT, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
8,000 Hz

Battery

—
4,000 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate
Aluminum

Plate material

Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

—
PBT

Weight

—
1,724 g

Dimensions

—
32 x 328 x 145 mm

Typing angle

—
5°

Backlight

None
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

LAZYDESIGNERS Dimple R2

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q1 Ultra

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT, ISO-PT

    In stockDoes not ship to you

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