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Ducky OK HE vs Keychron Q1 V1

Get the Ducky OK HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Ducky OK HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

Get the

Keychron Q1 V1

Build quality in the top 5% 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.

Ducky OK HE

Keychron Q1 V1

  • Layout size

    65%

    75%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Rapid trigger

    Yes

    No

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    1,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    ABS

    Aluminum

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky OK HE
  • Keychron Q1 V1
Performance
95
72
Build quality
64
90
Productivity
85
98
Customizability
69
98
Portability
94
63

What they share

  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Ducky OK HE vs Keychron Q1 V1 specs

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

15 of 27 specs differ

Ducky OK HE

Keychron Q1 V1

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Aluminum, Steel

Keycaps

PBT
ABS, PBT

Weight

—
1,700 g

Dimensions

—
22 x 145 x 328 mm

Typing angle

—
5°

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Ducky OK HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q1 V1

  • Keychron

    ISO

    In stockShips to you

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