Keychron C1 Pro vs Keycool 87
Get the Keychron C1 Pro for hot-swappable and knob.
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4.8 (10)4.8 · 10 reviews
from$50at MK
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron C1 Pro
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Keycool 87
Build quality in the bottom 15% of 80% boards under $100.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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 C1 Pro
Keycool 87
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
ABS, Plastic
ABS
Mount style
Tray Mount
Plate Mount
Knob
Yes
No
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
- Keychron C1 Pro
- Keycool 87
- Performance
- 9175
- Build quality
- 8247
- Productivity
- 9858
- Customizability
- 9161
- Portability
- 5755
- Layout size: 80%
- Connection: Wired
- Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Plate material: Plastic
Keychron C1 Pro vs Keycool 87 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 26 specs differ
Keychron C1 Pro
Keycool 87
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
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
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ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron C1 Pro
- Go to Keychron (DE)
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-IT
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keycool 87
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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