Keychron Q1 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard vs Logitech MX Keys S Wireless Advanced Illuminated Keyboard
What separates them
These two differ on 6 recorded specifications. The Keychron Q1 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard is ₹8,695 dearer.
Keychron Q1 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard vs Logitech MX Keys S Wireless Advanced Illuminated Keyboard
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.
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Logitech
Logitech MX Keys S Wireless Advanced Illuminated Keyboard
₹13,295
1.8 mm of travel puts this between a laptop keyboard and a mechanical one, and that is a deliberate position rather than a compromise -- it is quiet enough for a shared room and more substantial than a laptop.
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 Logitech MX Keys S Wireless Advanced Illuminated Keyboard is for
Buy it if: Anyone typing all day in a shared space who wants quiet keys and multi-device switching.
Avoid it if: Anyone who wants mechanical feedback, and gamers needing n-key rollover.
Specifications, side by side
6 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Keychron Q1 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard | Logitech MX Keys S Wireless Advanced Illuminated Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹21,990 | ₹13,295 |
| Battery | 4000 mAh, about 100 hours without backlight | About 10 days with backlight, up to 5 months without |
| Connectivity | 2.4 GHz receiver, Bluetooth to 3 devices, or USB-C | Bolt receiver or Bluetooth, up to 3 devices |
| Form factor | Custom mechanical keyboard, 75 percent | Wireless low-profile keyboard |
| Layout | 75 percent -- function row and arrows kept, numeric keypad dropped | Full size with numeric keypad |
| Switches | Hot-swappable, 5-pin, no soldering | Scissor, low profile -- not mechanical |
| Weight | 1.6 kg | 810 g |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Backlight | not published | Proximity-activated, adjusts to ambient light |
| Case | Full CNC aluminium, gasket mounted | not published |
| Firmware | QMK and VIA -- fully remappable including layers and macros, stored on the keyboard itself | not published |
| Flow | not published | Types across up to 3 computers and copies files between them |
| Key travel | not published | 1.8 mm -- shallower than mechanical, deeper than a laptop |
| Not mechanical | not published | Scissor switches are quieter and lower but do not have the feedback of mechanical keys |
| Sound | Double gasket mount with internal foam, tuned for a low-pitched sound | 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.
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