Glorious PC Compact vs Keychron Lemokey X1
Get the Glorious PC Compact for hot-swappable. Get the Keychron Lemokey X1 for qmk.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Glorious PC Compact
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 60% boards under $50.
- Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
Get the
Keychron Lemokey X1
QMK
Build quality in the top 15% of 80% boards under $100.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- No numpad.
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.
Glorious PC Compact
Keychron Lemokey X1
Layout size
60%
80%
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
ABS
ABS, Plastic
Switch options
Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
- Glorious PC Compact
- Keychron Lemokey X1
- Performance
- 5471
- Build quality
- 5979
- Productivity
- 5093
- Customizability
- 8278
- Portability
- 7057
- Keycaps: ABS
Glorious PC Compact vs Keychron Lemokey X1 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 25 specs differ
Glorious PC Compact
Keychron Lemokey X1
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Glorious PC Compact
MK
ISO
In stockShips to you
Keychron Lemokey X1
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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