Head to head · Prices checked Oct 31, 2026

Keychron Q1 HE vs MCHOSE Ace 68 GT HE

Get the Keychron Q1 HE for hot-swappable. Get the MCHOSE Ace 68 GT HE for the 16,000 Hz polling rate.

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Hot-swappable

Keychron Q1 HE

4.8 · 20 reviews

from$160at Input Gear

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MCHOSE Ace 68 GT Full-aluminum Esports Hall Effect Keyboard

polling rate

MCHOSE Ace 68 GT HE

No reviews

from$149at Mchose

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q1 HE

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No numpad.

$160 at Input Gear

Get the

MCHOSE Ace 68 GT HE

polling rate

Build quality in the bottom 40% of 65% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$149 at Mchose

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 HE

MCHOSE Ace 68 GT HE

Layout size
75%
65%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
16,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile
Magnetic

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q1 HE
MCHOSE Ace 68 GT HE

Performance: 100
93
Build quality: 90
57
Productivity: 97
51
Customizability: 98
45
Portability: 81
66

What they share

Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Case material: Aluminum
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Keychron Q1 HE vs MCHOSE Ace 68 GT HE specs

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

19 of 29 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q1 HE

MCHOSE Ace 68 GT HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, PCB Mount

—

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

65%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz

16,000 HzBetter

Battery

4,000 mAh

Wired only

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate

CarbonFiber

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

PBT, PC

Weight

4,000 g

1,440 g

Dimensions

23 x 145 x 328 mm

38 x 320 x 128 mm

Typing angle

5°, 6°, 7°

—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Q1 HE

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Input Gear
ISO-DE
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you

MCHOSE Ace 68 GT HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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