Keychron B1 Pro vs Pulsar Xboard MS
Get the Pulsar Xboard MS for hot-swappable and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron B1 Pro
Build quality in the bottom 5% of 75% boards under $50.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- No numpad.
Get the
Pulsar Xboard MS
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 35% of 80% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- 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.
Keychron B1 Pro
Pulsar Xboard MS
Layout size
75%
80%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Low profile
Yes
No
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
- Keychron B1 Pro
- Pulsar Xboard MS
- Performance
- 5085
- Build quality
- 4263
- Productivity
- 6885
- Customizability
- 4669
- Portability
- 7861
Keychron B1 Pro vs Pulsar Xboard MS specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 24 specs differ
Keychron B1 Pro
Pulsar Xboard MS
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
Mac & Windows
Released
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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron B1 Pro
- Go to Keychron
Keychron
ISO
In stockShips to you
- Go to Keychron (DE)
Keychron (DE)
ISO
In stockDoes not ship to you
Pulsar Xboard MS
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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