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Fancy V81 Plus vs Keychron Q1

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Fancy V81 Plus

No reviews

from$149at Mechkeys

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Knob

Keychron Q1

4.9 (10)4.9 · 10 reviews

from$109at Keychron

Compare 4 stores

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Fancy V81 Plus

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

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

$149 at Mechkeys

Get the

Keychron Q1

Knob

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.

$109 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.

Fancy V81 Plus

Keychron Q1

Connection
Wireless
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Knob
No
Yes
Display
Yes
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Fancy V81 Plus
Keychron Q1

Performance: 43
72
Build quality: 65
89
Productivity: 50
97
Customizability: 68
98
Portability: 79
65

What they share

Layout size: 75%
Hot-swappable
Case material: Aluminum

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Fancy V81 Plus vs Keychron Q1 specs

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

14 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Fancy V81 Plus

Keychron Q1

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket 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, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

Yes

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wireless

Wired

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

Battery

3,000 mAh

Wired only

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plate material

—

Aluminum, Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

—

ABS, PBT

Weight

—

1,825 g

Dimensions

—

22 x 145 x 328 mm

Typing angle

—

5°

Backlight

None

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2022

Where to buy

Compare prices

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

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

Fancy V81 Plus2 stores

MechkeysCN
In stock
$149Go to Mechkeys
AmazonGlobal
Check price
Check on Amazon

Keychron Q14 stores

KeychronHK
In stock
$109Go to Keychron
MKUS
Out of stock
$104Go to MK
Keychron (DE)DE
Out of stock
$114Go to Keychron (DE)
AmazonGlobal
Check price
Check on Amazon

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Fancy V81 Plus

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q1

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