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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 21, 2026

Keychron V1 vs Redragon YAMA K550

Get the Keychron V1 for qmk.

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

Redragon YAMA K550

  • Layout size

    75%

    100%

  • Case material

    ABS, Plastic

    Aluminum

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

    Bottom Mount

  • Weight

    995 g

    1,500 g

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron V1
  • Redragon YAMA K550
Performance
92
78
Build quality
89
63
Productivity
98
58
Customizability
98
66
Portability
65
43

What they share

  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
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

Redragon YAMA K550

No owner reviews collected yet.

Full specs

Keychron V1 vs Redragon YAMA K550 specs

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

14 of 27 specs differ

Keychron V1

Redragon YAMA K550

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Bottom Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
100%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

USB passthrough

No
Yes

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
Aluminum

Plate material

Polycarbonate, Steel
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
—

Weight

995 g
1,500 g

Dimensions

18 x 149 x 329 mm
32 x 456 x 225 mm

Typing angle

4°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2022
2024

Where to buy

Compare prices

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

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

Keychron V14 stores

  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $44Visit

  • MKUS

    In stock
    $69Visit

  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $100Visit

  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
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Redragon YAMA K5502 stores

  • RedragonCN

    In stock
    $64Visit

  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$64Visit

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