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HP Class 1800 Southpaw vs Keychron Q1 Pro

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HP Class 1800 Southpaw

[Extras] Class 1800 Southpaw Keyboard Kit

No reviews

from$350at MMkeyboard

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Hot-swappable

Keychron Q1 Pro

5.0 (15)5.0 · 15 reviews

from$149at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

HP Class 1800 Southpaw

Rules this board out

Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

$350 at MMkeyboard

Get the

Keychron Q1 Pro

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

$149 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.

HP Class 1800 Southpaw

Keychron Q1 Pro

Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, Wired, 2.4 GHz
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Ergonomics
Southpaw
Standard
Mount style
Top Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Knob
No
Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score

HP Class 1800 Southpaw
Keychron Q1 Pro

Performance: 49
82
Build quality: 66
89
Productivity: 49
98
Customizability: 59
98
Portability: 41
82

What they share

Case material: Aluminum
QMK

See every spec side by side

Full specs

HP Class 1800 Southpaw vs Keychron Q1 Pro specs

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

17 of 27 specs differ

Spec

HP Class 1800 Southpaw

Keychron Q1 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Top Mount

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

—

75%

Layout standard

ANSI

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

Ergonomics

Southpaw

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Bluetooth, Wired, 2.4 GHz

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only

4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plate material

—

Polycarbonate

Keycaps

—

ABS, PBT

Weight

4,200 g

1,825 g

Dimensions

—

23 x 145 x 328 mm

Typing angle

7°

5°

Backlight

None

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

HP Class 1800 Southpaw

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q1 Pro

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

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