FINALLY, a real Wooting competitor?

A new challenger to the most popular gaming keyboard, the Wooting 60HE, is here! Can the Keychron Q1 HE succeed where many other copies have failed? With Keychrons track record of making incredibly high quality keyboards, there's potential for them to knock the 60HE off the top spot. Is this the best HE keyboard?

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[baIius]

I guess we’ll have to wait for Optimum to actually give a breakdown of the features that truly set Wooting apart from the rest.

[umarrii]

Ngl, I found it weird that the review's theme is around comparing to a Wooting as a competitor, yet most of the talking points aren't focusing on actually reviewing the features listed at the start for why people go for a Wooting to begin with. Like I'd want to see testing of the actual rapid trigger functionality and such to actually tell me how big of a gap is this, but instead it really just gave me nothing. My takeaway from the review is just that it's another keyboard that has the feature set which isn't as good as Wooting's, but has better sound and feel, just like everything else trying to copy a Wooting keyboard that is also falling short.

[sunwootech]

Wooting keyboard is a must for gps games

[kthekid]

the competition is closing the gap. honestly within the next year - I expect the real differenciatior to be software.

[robind]

Wooting is the market leader for sure. But competition is always good.

[realtobyg]

To everyone that loves wooting - Wooting is a keyboard focusing on competitive gamers that need that little 0.1mm of difference in actuation. Most keyboards, if not all, will do you just fine in gaming. In fact, in general typing and the feeling of the keyboard, a regular mechanical keyboard will perform the exact same as the Wooting, and if you make a custom one, it will be even better. Don't look at Wooting just because they are fast, look at all because it doesn't really matter.

[ads]

To be fair these keyboards are from two different worlds, custom keyboard world with the drive for ultimate typing experience (switches, keycaps, custom mod capability / tape mods, foam mods, RGB mods, thock sounds ) vs the esport gaming world of (counter-strafing, ultra low latency, rapid trigger). I can appreciate both but one “trying” to do the other isn’t really going to cut it. For the record I ordered a 80he back in march (still waiting for it but it should be good) and I built and modded a custom keyboard last weekend (TH80 Pro) which is just lovely to type on when working, so I can see the merits on both.

[bufuCS]

really enjoyed this video. great visual, audio and review/comparison. keep it up!

[kayjii]

Hi Diamond, I highly recommend checking out the Arbiter Studios Polar 65 keyboard. In my opinion, it is one of the best rapid trigger keyboards out there, featuring a mind-blowing price, an aluminum case, and hot-swappable switches. I was shocked when I didn't see it on your list.

[Irn_One]

Considering I payed another ~200$ on top for an alu case, Gateron Jades etc. for my 60HE to bring the quality, sound and feel up to the level of the Keychron, I would say this is actually a fantastic deal.

[beatsev]

Nice reviews I have it and love it but still I was looking forward to your review. I just love to watch your reviews!

[bryan]

If you think this keyboard is a competitor to Wooting, you should check out the Akko MOD 007B HE. It's nearly identical to the keychron with the build quality and typing experience. It has rapid trigger, dks, mod tap and has 3-pin mechanical switches on the other side of the PCB in case you ever want to stop using the magnetic switches. And it's only $165.99

[RightHandLeo]

welcome all the competition, can be nothing but good for the rest of us.

[Billy_The_Frog]

I gotta say, with how high quality you vids are, i genuinely dont understand how you do not have more subs

[Kvantum]

The Wooting 80HE is closer to the same layout as the Q1 HE, but costs 199 just for a plastic case. You can also order it in a premium Zinc case for 289. Yeah, no. I agree that the Keychron is probably the best option unless you specifically want a 60% that's lighter weight.

[shaiuxx]

Good video.

I was considering buying this to upgrade from my 60HE, but as I use 0.1mm actuation on WASD I'm not gonna get it and wait for the 80HE.
And yes, 0.5mm and 0.1mm does make a difference if you're skilled enough. I play worse on 0.5mm than on 0.1mm.

[PappLacc]

A very important aspect would be the latency. Other Hall effect keyboards KB's have failed on that front. We need to have tested this too.

[dannyjunpark]

Just bought it. I'm really excited -- missing out on my function keys has been really hurting my experience for non-FPS games

Using your affiliate link hopefully

[ytuser]

still waiting for ducky to make one with magnetic switches bc i love being able to customize every settings without using any software/web browser

[bookiesk]

ehh i'll wait another few years for wuque studio to start making hall effect switches that sound like morandis and for meletrix to come out with hall effect pcb for the zoom.
a hall effect zoom75 is my dream end game keyboard, but until then i'll just stick with mechanical switches. i'm not willing to sacrifice how good my keyboard feels and sounds for a 0.7% increase in gaming performance.