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Keychron LemoKey P1 HE vs VTER ATO87

Get the Keychron LemoKey P1 HE for rapid trigger and hot-swappable. Get the VTER ATO87 for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron LemoKey P1 HE

Rapid trigger

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.

Get the

VTER ATO87

polling rate

Build quality in the bottom 35% of 80% 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.
  • No 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 LemoKey P1 HE

VTER ATO87

  • Layout size

    75%

    80%

  • 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

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron LemoKey P1 HE
  • VTER ATO87
Performance
93
86
Build quality
88
53
Productivity
97
60
Customizability
96
50
Portability
82
56

What they share

  • Hall effect (magnetic)
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron LemoKey P1 HE vs VTER ATO87 specs

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

18 of 28 specs differ

Keychron LemoKey P1 HE

VTER ATO87

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile
Linear, Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Gasket Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

4,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Metal
Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum
—

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

1,630 g
950 g

Dimensions

32 x 140 x 322 mm
52 x 175 x 395 mm

Typing angle

6°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron LemoKey P1 HE

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE

    Out of stockShips to you

VTER ATO87

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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