Keychron K1 mechanical keyboard review

I love my last mechanical keyboard, the Anne Pro II. But I love my new mechanical keyboard, the Keychron K1 even more. Here’s why.



First of all I love the dark grey and grey colour scheme. It looks so classy and modern. The white of Anne Pro II was pleasant to look at but it gets boring after a while. The Keychron, while marginally wider, has a pretty slim profile. The Anne Pro looks clunky in comparison despite being a 60% keyboard.



After using exclusively blue Gateron switches before, I decided to try a red Gateron switch for the Keychron. And it was my best decision yet. The red switch is much quieter without the springy noise that you get from the blue switch if you know what I mean. The red switch is a pleasure to type on.



I also love the default Mac layout with dedicated Mac keys like the brightness (both screen and keyboard), multimedia playback and volume control. The Anne Pro while supporting Mac has none of those dedicated. Copy-pasting with the Anne Pro felt like a chore hence why I started to use it less and less every day. As a matter of fact, I stopped using the Anne Pro altogether because I could not find joy in it anymore. It all changed with the Keychron K1. I find typing on a mechanical keyboard enjoyable again.

Just like the Anne Pro, the Keychron K1 supports connection to three different (not simultaneously) devices and changeable at a flick of two switches. While I love my bland white background light, the Keychron is capable of a dozen RGB backlight patterns. The 87 key layout is just the perfect width for me. It doesn’t feel as cramped as the 60% keyboard I’ve had before. The base and sides of the keyboard are made of aluminium while the front cover just below the keys is made from plastic.



The Keychron K1 is about 100 ringgit more expensive than the Anne Pro II but to me it’s worth every ringgit. I find pleasure in typing on my keyboard again and that’s really important for a self-professed blogger like me and for work in general. I definitely recommend the K1 or any of the Keychron series as your next mechanical keyboard.