Keychron Q1 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard vs Anker 3-in-1 Cube with MagSafe Wireless Charging Station
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Keychron Q1 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard is ₹8,991 dearer.
Keychron Q1 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard vs Anker 3-in-1 Cube with MagSafe Wireless Charging Station
Keychron
Keychron Q1 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard
₹21,990
QMK firmware is what separates this from an expensive gaming keyboard: the remapping lives on the keyboard, so layers and macros travel to any machine you plug it into with no driver installed.
Full details →Anker
Anker 3-in-1 Cube with MagSafe Wireless Charging Station
₹12,999
Folding three chargers into a 5 cm aluminium cube is a genuine piece of engineering and the reason to buy it -- a nightstand and a travel bag both keep one object instead of three cables.
Full details →Who the Keychron Q1 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard is for
Buy it if: Anyone who wants to tune switches and layout, and keep that config across machines with no software.
Avoid it if: Anyone needing a portable or numeric-keypad keyboard.
Who the Anker 3-in-1 Cube with MagSafe Wireless Charging Station is for
Buy it if: Apple users with a phone, watch and AirPods who travel and want one object instead of three.
Avoid it if: Android users entirely, and anyone who does not already own a 30 W adapter.
Specifications, side by side
1 of 19 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Keychron Q1 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard | Anker 3-in-1 Cube with MagSafe Wireless Charging Station |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹21,990 | ₹12,999 |
| Weight | 1.6 kg | 440 g |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| AirPods | not published | 5 W |
| Apple ecosystem only | not published | The Watch puck fits nothing else, so this is not useful to Android users |
| Apple Watch | not published | 5 W fast charge, official Apple module |
| Battery | 4000 mAh, about 100 hours without backlight | not published |
| Case | Full CNC aluminium, gasket mounted | not published |
| Charges | not published | iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods simultaneously |
| Connectivity | 2.4 GHz receiver, Bluetooth to 3 devices, or USB-C | not published |
| Cooling | not published | Passive; the aluminium body warms noticeably in use |
| Firmware | QMK and VIA -- fully remappable including layers and macros, stored on the keyboard itself | not published |
| Folded size | not published | About 5 cm cube -- it genuinely folds into a travel form |
| Form factor | Custom mechanical keyboard, 75 percent | not published |
| iPhone output | not published | 15 W, Qi2 and MagSafe certified |
| Layout | 75 percent -- function row and arrows kept, numeric keypad dropped | not published |
| Requirement | not published | Needs a 30 W or higher USB-C adapter, which is not included |
| Sound | Double gasket mount with internal foam, tuned for a low-pitched sound | not published |
| Switches | Hot-swappable, 5-pin, no soldering | not published |
| Weight note | 1.6 kg. This is desk furniture, not a portable keyboard | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
Compare the Keychron Q1 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard with something else →