The Q1 is the board that took Keychron from wireless office keyboards into the custom-keyboard hobby. Keychron announced it in July 2021 after more than a year of development, called it the company's first QMK keyboard, and shipped it that August. It's a 75% layout in a CNC-machined 6063 aluminum case, with a gasket-mounted plate, south-facing RGB, hot-swap sockets that take 3- and 5-pin MX switches and screw-in stabilizers. You remap it in VIA or Keychron's Launcher web app, and a toggle switches it between Mac and Windows layouts. The first boards came with Gateron Phantom switches and doubleshot ABS caps. Most later ones have pre-lubed Gateron G Pro switches and Keychron's OSA-profile doubleshot PBT caps, and some special editions came with Keychron K Pro switches. A built Q1 weighs about 1.7 to 1.8 kg, so it doesn't slide around. Everything unscrews and swaps, which makes a used one a good base to make your own.
SwitchesGateronKeychron K Pro
Versions
Version 1 shipped from August 2021 with an ATmega32U4 chip and an aluminum plate, first without a knob and later with one. Version 2 moved to an STM32L432 chip and a steel plate, and Keychron's Version 2 page adds silicone pads between the top and bottom case, which it calls a double gasket. Version 2 also has sharper top-case corners so MT3, SA and XDA keycaps clear the case, a problem some Version 1 owners reported, and it's the only Q1 that came in JIS. The two take different firmware files. Version 2 special-edition colors (Orange Yellow, Champagne Gold, Red, Retro, Green and Purple) use the ATmega32U4 again. Boards with Gateron Phantom switches came with doubleshot ABS caps and an aluminum plate. The Q1 Pro is the Bluetooth version, and the Q1 Max, Q1 HE and Q1 Ultra are later boards with their own pages.
Many used Q1s have had their switches, caps or plate changed, so the stock spec in a listing may not be what's inside. Keychron published a fix for static problems on the Q1 that involves scraping paint off the daughterboard's screw posts, and it has a support page for PCB screws that won't come out.
New to used keyboards? How to check a used keyboard covers chatter, stabilizers, keycap shine and the rest in detail.
Buying guide
We'd buy the Version 2 with the knob at $94 delivered from a US seller with 100% feedback, about half what a sealed new Q1 asks here. There are at least 29 wired Q1s listed and most ask $120–240 delivered. US used boards run $94–193, open-box and sealed new ones $122–210, and Japan dealers want $214–377 for used boards because shipping alone is $35–105. Every Q1 is hot-swap and many used ones carry swapped switches and caps, so ask which switches are in it now, ask whether it's Version 1 or 2 (they take different firmware), and get a keyboardtester.com video with every key pressed plus a clip of the space bar and Shifts to catch chatter and stabilizer rattle. This page is the wired Q1, so a board with a Bluetooth/Cable toggle on the back is a Q1 Pro, and we'd skip the $618 Green Special Edition and the Japanese-layout board from a zero-feedback seller.
$94.18est. delivered
The lowest delivered Q1 here, a Version 2 with the knob at $94 delivered. The photos show aftermarket caps and it isn't titled tested, so ask which switches are fitted and for a typing test video.
Keychron Q1 QMK Version 2 with Knob
$97.09est. delivered
A Version 2 from a 100% US seller at $97 delivered, well under the $120–240 band. The photos show aftermarket caps, so ask whether the stock PBT set comes with it and which switches are inside.
Keychron Q1 Mechanical Keyboard V2
$195.00delivered
Titled new in a sealed box, a Version 2 with the knob, so it's the Q1 here most likely to arrive just as Keychron packed it. It's inside the band at $195 delivered, so make an offer.
Keychron Q1 Wired Custom 75% Mechanical Keyboard Knob Version 2 NEW Sealed Box
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Used$94.18est. delivered
$80.00 + $14.18 shipping
Buy It Now$80.00
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Version 2 with knob. Photos show aftermarket caps.
Seller: y.y7416
100% positive
Used$97.09est. delivered
$90.00 + $7.09 shipping
Buy It Now$90.00
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Version 2 from a US seller. Photos show aftermarket caps.
Seller: kyioseksells
100% positive
New$195.00delivered
$195.00 · free shipping
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Titled new and sealed. Version 2 with knob.
Seller: megadeals4you
100% positive
Used$129.40est. delivered
$119.99 + $9.41 shipping
Buy It Now$119.99
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Our take
US used board, titled English QWERTY. Ask which switches are fitted.
Seller: brycdot-0
100% positive
Used$157.55est. delivered
$150.00 + $7.55 shipping
Buy It Now$150.00
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Version 2 Retro special edition, titled with Gazzew Gum. Photos show a bag of spare switches and extras.
Seller: rjtitoneiii
100% positive
Open box$174.95est. delivered
$149.95 + $25.00 shipping
Buy It Now$149.95
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Open box, Space Grey with Gateron Phantom Red, the switch on the first Q1s. Those came with ABS caps.
Seller: shoeman-123
100% positive
Open box$122.52est. delivered
$115.00 + $7.52 shipping
Buy It Now$115.00
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Japanese JIS layout, with a short space bar. Seller has zero feedback.
Seller: lilguilfoi0
No feedback yet
New$617.58est. delivered
$497.58 + $120.00 shipping
Buy It Now$497.58
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Priced high
Green Special Edition titled new, from Japan with $120 shipping. About 3.5 times the median.
Seller: risingsungaming
98.1% positive
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