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Keychron Lemokey X1 vs Redragon M61

Get the Redragon M61 for hall effect and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron Lemokey X1

Build quality in the top 15% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No numpad.

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Redragon M61

Hall effect

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

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • 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 Lemokey X1

Redragon M61

  • Layout size

    80%

    60%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    ABS, Plastic

    Metal, Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear, Magnetic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Lemokey X1
  • Redragon M61
Performance
71
72
Build quality
79
38
Productivity
93
43
Customizability
78
46
Portability
57
60

What they share

  • Connection: Wired
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Full specs

Keychron Lemokey X1 vs Redragon M61 specs

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

16 of 24 specs differ

Keychron Lemokey X1

Redragon M61

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

80%
60%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
Metal, Plastic

Plate material

Steel
—

Keycaps

ABS
PBT

Weight

837 g
—

Dimensions

37 x 357 x 129 mm
33 x 104 x 291 mm

Typing angle

7°
—

Backlight

Yes, north-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2024
2023

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