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KBDFans Agar vs Keychron Q1 HE

Get the Keychron Q1 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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KBDFans Agar

5.0 · 8 reviews

from$110at KBDfans

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Hall effect

Keychron Q1 HE

4.8 · 20 reviews

from$160at Input Gear

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

KBDFans Agar

Build quality in the top 5% of 60% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

$110 at KBDfans

Get the

Keychron Q1 HE

Hall effect

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.

KBDFans Agar

Keychron Q1 HE

Layout size
60%
75%
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Ergonomics
Split Backspace
Standard

KeebFinder scores

How we score

KBDFans Agar
Keychron Q1 HE

Performance: 64
100
Build quality: 88
90
Productivity: 82
97
Customizability: 88
98
Portability: 84
81

What they share

Hot-swappable
VIA
Sound dampening
Plate material: Aluminum, Polycarbonate

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Full specs

KBDFans Agar vs Keychron Q1 HE specs

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

21 of 30 specs differ

Spec

KBDFans Agar

Keychron Q1 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Gasket Mount, PCB Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%

75%

Layout standard

ANSI, Dvorak

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

Ergonomics

Split Backspace

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

8,000 HzBetter

Battery

—

4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate

Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT

ABS, PBT

Weight

1,300 g

4,000 g

Dimensions

15 x 297 x 123 mm

23 x 145 x 328 mm

Typing angle

9°

5°, 6°, 7°

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

VIAL

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.

KBDFans Agar

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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