Head to head · Prices checked Nov 7, 2026

Keychron Q1 Ultra vs Meletrix Zoom98 SE

Get the Keychron Q1 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the Meletrix Zoom98 SE for the 4,500 mAh battery.

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polling rate

Keychron Q1 Ultra

5.0 (6)5.0 · 6 reviews

from$229at MK

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Battery

Meletrix Zoom98 SE

No reviews

from$245at Meletrix

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q1 Ultra

polling rate

Build quality in the top 35% of 75% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No numpad.

$229 at MK

Get the

Meletrix Zoom98 SE

Battery

Build quality in the top 5% of 98% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$245 at Meletrix

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 Ultra

Meletrix Zoom98 SE

Layout size
75%
98%
Battery
4,000 mAh
4,500 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Ergonomics
Standard
Split Spacebar
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q1 Ultra
Meletrix Zoom98 SE

Performance: 89
79
Build quality: 74
85
Productivity: 90
93
Customizability: 77
90
Portability: 83
55

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Case material: Aluminum
Sound dampening
Plate material: Polycarbonate

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q1 Ultra vs Meletrix Zoom98 SE specs

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

16 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q1 Ultra

Meletrix Zoom98 SE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Clicky, Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

98%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT, ISO-PT, JIS

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Split Spacebar

Knob

Yes

Display

None

LCD

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter

1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh

4,500 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plate material

Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT

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Weight

1,724 g

1,000 g

Dimensions

32 x 328 x 145 mm

22 x 450 x 150 mm

Typing angle

5°

8°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Q1 Ultra

Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT, ISO-PT
In stockDoes not ship to you

Meletrix Zoom98 SE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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