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Ktechs K68 vs Keychron V1

Get the Keychron V1 for hot-swappable and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Ktechs K68

No reviews

from$40at ktechs

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Hot-swappable

Keychron V1

4.8 · 63 reviews

from$44at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Ktechs K68

Rules this board out

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

$40 at ktechs

Get the

Keychron V1

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $50.

Rules this board out

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

$44 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.

Ktechs K68

Keychron V1

Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Mount style
Plate Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Knob
No
Yes
Display
LED
None
A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Ktechs K68
Keychron V1

Performance: 47
92
Build quality: 58
89
Productivity: 45
98
Customizability: 42
98
Portability: 41
65

What they share

Connection: Wired

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Ktechs K68 vs Keychron V1 specs

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

15 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Ktechs K68

Keychron V1

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

—

75%

Layout standard

—

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

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

LED

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

8,000 HzBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—

ABS, Plastic

Plate material

—

Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

—

ABS, PBT

Weight

—

995 g

Dimensions

—

18 x 149 x 329 mm

Typing angle

—

4°

Backlight

None

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Ktechs K68

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron V1

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

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