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Keychron Q1 HE vs KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy

Get the Keychron Q1 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Hall effect

Keychron Q1 HE

5.0 (20)5.0 · 20 reviews

from$160at Input Gear

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KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy

Tofu TKL x PBTFans Lucy – 80% TKL Custom Tastatur-Kit

No reviews

from$409at MonacoKeys

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q1 HE

Hall effect

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

KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic. The other board is sold in those layouts.
No numpad.

$409 at MonacoKeys

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

KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy

Layout size
75%
80%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q1 HE
KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy

Performance: 100
83
Build quality: 92
84
Productivity: 97
89
Customizability: 100
92
Portability: 81
63

What they share

Hot-swappable
Case material: Aluminum
Display: LED
VIA
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Keychron Q1 HE vs KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy specs

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

21 of 30 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q1 HE

KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

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Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, PCB Mount

Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

80%

Layout standard

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

ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

LED

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter

1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh

Wired only

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate

Aluminum

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

PBT

Weight

4,000 g

3,500 g

Dimensions

23 x 145 x 328 mm

39 x 356 x 139 mm

Typing angle

5°, 6°, 7°

9°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

VIAL

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

KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy

MonacoKeys
ISO
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

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