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Keychron Q1 Pro vs Monsgeek M1 HE

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q1 Pro

QMK

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
$149 at Keychron

Get the

Monsgeek M1 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 35% of 75% boards under $200.

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.
$199 at Mechkeys

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 Pro

Monsgeek M1 HE

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear, Magnetic

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

  • VIA

    Yes

    No

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q1 Pro
  • Monsgeek M1 HE
Performance
82
54
Build quality
89
59
Productivity
98
51
Customizability
98
70
Portability
82
61

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Case material: Aluminum
  • Knob
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q1 Pro vs Monsgeek M1 HE specs

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

14 of 28 specs differ

Keychron Q1 Pro

Monsgeek M1 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-SW, ISO-UK
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired, 2.4 GHz
—

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

1,825 g
—

Dimensions

23 x 145 x 328 mm
—

Typing angle

5°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2023
2024

Where to buy

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Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

Keychron Q1 Pro4 stores
Monsgeek M1 HE2 stores

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Q1 Pro

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Monsgeek M1 HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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