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Mechboards Discipline V1 vs Keychron Q65

Get the Keychron Q65 for hot-swappable and knob.

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.

Mechboards Discipline V1

Keychron Q65

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

  • Case material

    Acrylic

    Aluminum

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

  • VIA

    No

    Yes

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Mechboards Discipline V1
  • Keychron Q65
Performance
45
67
Build quality
58
89
Productivity
49
95
Customizability
54
96
Portability
64
70

What they share

  • Layout size: 65%
  • Connection: Wired
  • QMK
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From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Mechboards Discipline V1

No owner reviews collected yet.

Keychron Q65

4.5

4 owner reviews

Praise
“awesome keyboard , and its best still i have. but, on VIA , cant remap rotary encoder. i need write add 4,8 4,9 and 0,0 on top of keymap. 4,8 vol- 4,9 vol+ and 0,0 mute add and 0\n,0 remove. to remap VIA .”
oda t.Verified buyer· via Keychron

Full specs

Mechboards Discipline V1 vs Keychron Q65 specs

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

9 of 24 specs differ

Mechboards Discipline V1

Keychron Q65

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Acrylic
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Steel

Keycaps

—
PBT

Weight

—
2,420 g

Dimensions

—
34 x 121 x 363 mm

Typing angle

—
7°

Backlight

None
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2021
2022

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$65Visit
  • MechboardsUK

    Out of stock
    $65Visit
Keychron Q654 stores
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $79Visit
  • ktechsSG

    In stock
    $149Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    Out of stock
    $135Visit

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