Head to head · Prices checked Nov 7, 2026

Epomaker HE60 vs Keychron Q1 HE

Get the Epomaker HE60 for the 8,000 mAh battery. Get the Keychron Q1 HE for rapid trigger.

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Battery

Epomaker HE60

No reviews

from$59at Epomaker

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Rapid trigger

Keychron Q1 HE

4.9 (21)4.9 · 21 reviews

from$160at Input Gear

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Epomaker HE60

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 60% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

$59 at Epomaker

Get the

Keychron Q1 HE

Rapid trigger

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No numpad.

$160 at Input Gear

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.

Epomaker HE60

Keychron Q1 HE

Layout size
60%
75%
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Battery
8,000 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
ABS, Plastic
Aluminum
Switch options
Linear, Magnetic
Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Epomaker HE60
Keychron Q1 HE

Performance: 85
100
Build quality: 57
92
Productivity: 69
97
Customizability: 58
100
Portability: 94
81

What they share

Hall effect (magnetic)
Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Max polling rate: 8,000 Hz
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Epomaker HE60 vs Keychron Q1 HE specs

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

20 of 29 specs differ

Spec

Epomaker HE60

Keychron Q1 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Magnetic

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount

Gasket Mount, PCB Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%

75%

Layout standard

ANSI

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

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

LED

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz

Battery

8,000 mAhBetter

4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic

Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum

Aluminum, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT

ABS, PBT

Weight

700 g

4,000 g

Dimensions

42 x 299 x 102 mm

23 x 145 x 328 mm

Typing angle

6°

5°, 6°, 7°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Epomaker HE60

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q1 HE

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Input Gear
ISO-DE
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you

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