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Keychron V1 vs KBDFans TOFU60 V3

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron V1

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $50.

Rules this board out

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

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KBDFans TOFU60 V3

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 5% of 60% boards under $100.

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.
  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

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 V1

KBDFans TOFU60 V3

  • Layout size

    75%

    60%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Connection

    Wired

    Wired, Bluetooth

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Case material

    ABS, Plastic

    Aluminum, Copper, Steel

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Magnetic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron V1
  • KBDFans TOFU60 V3
Performance
91
87
Build quality
89
90
Productivity
98
64
Customizability
98
84
Portability
64
77

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 8,000 Hz
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Keychron V1

4.8

63 owner reviews

Praise
“Even tho I live in the middle of Europe the shipping only took 11 working days. It feels and sounds great to type on. And the opening experience was also great.”
Jitka H.Verified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“Good quality of build but its actually pretty trash keyboard, 2 years and started to not register keys, double typing ect and its not problem of the switch because i changed them with working ones and still had the problem”
Martin M.Verified buyer· via Keychron

KBDFans TOFU60 V3

5.0

3 owner reviews

Praise
“Fantastic update to a classic board! I ordered a silver top & textured red bottom and accidentally received a raw textured bottom! Thankfully they took care of that!”
StevenVerified buyer· via Divinikey

Full specs

Keychron V1 vs KBDFans TOFU60 V3 specs

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

19 of 29 specs differ

Keychron V1

KBDFans TOFU60 V3

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
60%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired, Bluetooth

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
8,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only
1,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
Aluminum, Copper, Steel

Plate material

Polycarbonate, Steel
Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
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Weight

995 g
—

Dimensions

18 x 149 x 329 mm
—

Typing angle

4°
9°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
Yes

VIAL

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2022
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron V1

  • Keychron

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

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES

    In stockDoes not ship to you

  • Keychron (DE)

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

    In stockDoes not ship to you

KBDFans TOFU60 V3

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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