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Keychron Q1 V1 vs Varmilo Minilo75 HE

Get the Varmilo Minilo75 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

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.

Get the

Varmilo Minilo75 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 30% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • 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 Q1 V1

Varmilo Minilo75 HE

  • 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

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Metal, Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Magnetic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q1 V1
  • Varmilo Minilo75 HE
Performance
71
98
Build quality
90
57
Productivity
98
76
Customizability
98
59
Portability
63
63

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q1 V1 vs Varmilo Minilo75 HE specs

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

20 of 28 specs differ

Keychron Q1 V1

Varmilo Minilo75 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, JIS
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Metal, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum, Steel
Aluminum, Plastic, Silicone, Steel

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

1,700 g
850 g

Dimensions

22 x 145 x 328 mm
37 x 325 x 142 mm

Typing angle

5°
8°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2025

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

Varmilo Minilo75 HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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