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Keychron K1 V6 vs Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron K1 V6

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 15% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.

Get the

Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star

Build quality in the bottom 30% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

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

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.

Keychron K1 V6

Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Low profile

    Yes

    No

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum

    Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear, Silent, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K1 V6
  • Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
Performance
82
59
Build quality
79
52
Productivity
80
80
Customizability
88
58
Portability
73
56

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • Keycaps: ABS
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Full specs

Keychron K1 V6 vs Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star specs

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

15 of 28 specs differ

Keychron K1 V6

Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Top Mount
Plate Mount

Low profile

Yes
No

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

2,000 mAh
Wired only

USB passthrough

No
Yes

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum
—

Keycaps

ABS
ABS

Weight

596 g
—

Dimensions

25 x 346 x 119 mm
—

Typing angle

3°
—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K1 V6

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-SW

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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