Keychron Q1 HE vs Royal Kludge M87
Get the Keychron Q1 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Royal Kludge M87 for the 7,500 mAh battery.
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 HE
Royal Kludge M87
Layout size
75%
80%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Battery
4,000 mAh
7,500 mAh
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile
Linear
- Keychron Q1 HE
- Royal Kludge M87
- Performance
- 10066
- Build quality
- 9069
- Productivity
- 9783
- Customizability
- 9878
- Portability
- 8185
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron Q1 HE
20 owner reviews
“Neither big legs nor small legs. No legs at all 🤣 For me, this is not what I've expected from keychron, because every keyboard has legs.”
“I love this thing. I wish there were these changes: Cable mode was switch in position closest to the outer edge of keyboard. Extra usb-c which is another port, I'd like to plug my 2fa device in there. Sort out why the programmer doesn't work under arch linux…”
Royal Kludge M87
No owner reviews collected yet.
Keychron Q1 HE vs Royal Kludge M87 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 29 specs differ
Keychron Q1 HE
Royal Kludge M87
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
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
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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