Q1 Max vs HE: Keychron's BEST 75% Keyboards 

You are killing it with the Keychron content. I’ve been wanting one for awhile but don’t know what to get, but your videos are helping a lot!!!

I’m impressed that you’ve coordinated the lighting scheme with the switcher’s name color. That level of detail truly stands out.

I've had my Q1HE for about 6 months and I love it so far. Excellent video by the way. I swapped out the stock switches for the lighter ones and switched the aluminium plate for the brass plate.

Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for

Fantastic video. The production quality was excellent. Beautiful shots. Thanks in part to your various keyboard videos, I've placed an order for the Q1 Max with the bananas. This will be my first mechanical keyboard (if you don't count the ones I grew up with as a kid with the original PCs). I've been living in Apple-land for years, so it'll be interesting to see how I adapt going from the Apply ultra low-profile keyboards to Q1 Max. Before deciding on the Q1 Max, I was tempted by the Lofree low-profile options as an intermediary height into the mechanical world. Your videos on those were also helpful. Had I gone that route, I would have opted for the Flow (don't like the aesthetic of the Edge), but I've heard the BT has an annoying 2-3 second reconnect time. So, in the end, I went with the Q1 Max. I didn't get a wrist pad, but based on this video, it sounds like I might have to opt for one given the height of the KSA caps. I'm curious if I made the right decision with the bananas versus the browns. In your video, the bananas had a higher pitch sound, which was a bit concerning. But it seems like a lot of folks really like the feel of the bananas, which is why I ultimately chose them. I'm not a gamer, so linear switches don't seem appealing (although I've never actually tried one), but they do seem very popular these days and the default on a lot of keyboards. I'll likely need to buy a 2nd keyboard anyways, so maybe I'll just get an HE to go along with the Max 🙂

Have a Q2, Q1 Pro and Lemokey P1 but wanting to try the HE switches... this was a fantastic review, might have to pickup the HE.

Do you like the reds or browns more? I have both now and I find the browns are better for typing and the reds better for all else. Curious your thoughts.

Great job! The best comparison Q Max vs Q HE I've ever seen. Thanks! My dream keeb would be Q2 HE with north-faced LEDs, PBT KSA shine-through keycaps with bright legends Apple MBP alike. Probably, it will never happen. I doubt also in tactile HE switches ever show up, because entire HE idea requires linear behaviour.

The difficulty of HE tactile switches lies on how to stablish a tactile bump if the actuation point is variable and adjustable. I mean, the function of the tactile bump in the aforementioned switches is to give feedback on the actuation point.

Loved your video - very detailed and informative! Do you have reviews of other HE keebs?

thanks for the great video! I just wonder where you buy this keyboard. I guess recent productions are well-made than before q1 max😂

Q1 HE with Banana switches is my gem ❤

very interesting thought

What if Q1 HE compared to lamzu atlantis pro? Whats ur opinion about it and which one would u rather to choose

Both sound thin, hollow and loud. Are there Silent DR Gateron HE switches available?

Does Q1 Max and Q1 HE have the exact same shade of white case? I just got Q1 Max in shell white and it's white colour feels bad, it doesn't match with any shade of white on my desk setup, is Q1 HE more pure white? Or it's just the same as Max?

what monitor do you have?

Now all I need is a 100% or at the very least a 96% version with the hall effect sensors... preferably with the JIS layout so we can have a large left shift and a large ISO enter key. For some reason nobody is getting rid of the pointless duplicate keys in both ANSI/ISO layouts, only JIS comes close (sadly with a small backspace key instead but oh well). Please Keychron... -_-

How did you get the black blue and white keycap set in the osa format. I can only find them stock on the Q1 max as the ksa version. 10:29.

I don't get it. Why 200$ keychron sounds way worse than the cheaper Rainy 75?