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Keychron Q1 V1 vs Keydous NJ98

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron Q1 V1

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.

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Keydous NJ98

Build quality in the top 10% of 98% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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 Q1 V1

Keydous NJ98

  • Layout size

    75%

    98%

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Aluminum, Brass, Steel

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear

  • Display

    None

    Yes

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q1 V1
  • Keydous NJ98
Performance
71
51
Build quality
90
77
Productivity
98
84
Customizability
98
85
Portability
63
65

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q1 V1 vs Keydous NJ98 specs

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

14 of 26 specs differ

Keychron Q1 V1

Keydous NJ98

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
98%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, JIS
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
Yes

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

Wired only
8,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum, Brass, Steel

Plate material

Aluminum, Steel
Aluminum, Brass, Steel

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

1,700 g
1,400 g

Dimensions

22 x 145 x 328 mm
40 x 138 x 403 mm

Typing angle

5°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Q1 V1

  • Keychron

    ISO

    In stockShips to you

Keydous NJ98

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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