The Keychron Q1 HE is the 75% variant of Keychron’s Hall Effect line of keyboards. As the name suggests, the Q1 HE is the Hall Effect version of the Keychron Q1 Pro ($219), which itself is a metal-cased Keychron V1 ($94). If you haven’t heard of Hall Effect switches before, they use magnets to actuate rather than a traditional mechanism, allowing you to adjust individual properties of keys (such as actuation points) and add multiple actions per press.
Its magnetic switches really elevate the Q1 HE beyond the rest of Keychron’s traditional mechanical lineup, with gaming performance that puts it up there with some of the best gaming keyboards, like the Corsair K70 Max ($230) or the SteelSeries Apex Pro ($199). That said, this technology doesn’t take away from the signature Keychron feel and sound, thanks to excellent noise and impact dampening, nor its usefulness for productivity. Combine all the boons above with the customization via its QMK firmware, and you have the ultimate hybrid gaming and typing keyboard, excelling at both with no compromises.
