Keychron - Q1 HE 8K Magnetic Switch Keyboard

KEYCHRON Q1 HE 8K

Meet the Q1 HE 8K Edition—a precision-engineered 75% layout custom magnetic switch keyboard. It sets a new standard with a groundbreaking 8K polling rate and Keychron Ultra-fast magnetic switches. This advanced combination provides unrivaled precision and control, allowing you to fully customize your setup to match your individual style and dominate the game.

Beyond its 8000 Hz polling rate and magnetic switch, the Q1 HE 8K Edition is built with a double-gasket design, full-metal body, and double-shot PBT keycaps. Together, these elements enhance comfort, stability, and sound, ensuring a refined and responsive feel across every use.

A PIECE OF METAL ART

Super Sensitive, Fast Response

Keychron Ultra-Fast Lime Magnetic Switch

The Keychron Q1 HE 8K comes with pre-lubed Keychron Ultra-Fast Lime Magnetic Switches for an ultra-stable and ultra-responsive typing experience with an industry-leading, lightning-fast response time, and precise control over the way your keyboard feels and responds. Made from POM material, it delivers an incredibly satisfying, soft, and thicky typing sound, enhancing every keystroke for a more enjoyable typing experience.

Adjustable ACTUATION POINT

Customize each key with ultra-precise 0.1 mm sensitivity and adjustable actuation points ranging from 0.2 to 3.8 mm. Setting the actuation point to 0.8 mm or 1.0 mm shortens the trigger and increases sensitivity. The reset occurs once you release the key, ensuring a faster response.

Last Key Priority (LKP) & Snap Click

LKP allows seamless directional changes by prioritizing the last key pressed, ensuring smoother gameplay in titles like Valorant. With Snap Click, deeper keypresses take precedence when two keys are hit at once, automatically resetting shallower presses.

One Keystroke, Multiple Actions

Assign four actions to a single key based on the depth of your press. For example, lightly press a key to walk forward in a game, and press deeper to run. Additionally, releasing the key also supports two-stage settings. This allows for smoother, personalized combinations that can give you an edge in competitive gaming.

Dynamic Rapid Trigger

Activate or deactivate keys based on how far they travel, not predefined points. This means immediate key reactions—press to activate, release to reset—allowing for faster, more precise keystrokes. In rapid gameplay, this translates to executing complex actions in real-time without delay, giving you a serious advantage during fast-paced sequences.

Analog Mode

Experience the power of Analog Mode on your Q1 HE 8K, bringing game controller-like precision to your keyboard. This mode enables variable inputs instead of the usual on/off signals, letting you achieve more fluid and dynamic control.

With each keypress, the Q1 HE 8K detects how far you press, translating it into different speeds and intensities. Enjoy nuanced control and heightened responsiveness in racing games, sports simulations, and more.

PROGRAM WITH LAUNCHER

With the Keychron Launcher web app, you can effortlessly remap keys, adjust actuation points, set the magnetic switches, and customize any macro command, shortcuts, or key combinations to enhance gaming or work efficiency. Take control and optimize your productivity like never before.

WIRED FOR 8K SPEED

The Q1 HE 8K achieves an 8K polling rate in wired mode, ensuring the lowest possible input lag and ultra-responsive performance. The stable, high-bandwidth wired connection is essential for reliably maintaining this high 8K data transmission speed.

An Epic Core Inside The Keyboard

Engineered with a powerful chip (MCU) with 1MB flash to provide more flexibility for developers. The Q1 HE 8K featured a 3-position polling rate switch, supporting easy customization between 1000Hz, 2000 Hz, and 8000Hz—with 8000Hz delivering optimal performance for competitive gaming.

smoother, faster, more satisfying

Satisfying Keyboard Acoustics

To build a fully customizable keyboard, we designed every component to be able to assemble easily. Therefore, you can customize and adjust each component as you wish.

DOUBLE-GASKET DESIGN

The Double Gasket Design is a new innovative structure iithe industry. In addition to the gaskets on the plates, we added silicone pads between the top and bottom cases to significantly reduce the acoustic resonance between the metals and reduce the noise of the impacted metals, ultimateely delivering a superior typing experience.

Suitable for All Devices

Built with the Mac users’ experience in mind while still retaining compatibility for Windows devices, the Q1 HE 8K comes with a system toggle and an additional set of customized keycaps for both Windows and macOS systems. You can now save two different layouts on the keyboard, one for each system.

OSA Profile Double-shot PBT Keycaps

It has a similar height to that of the OEM profile and has an SA-like shape. We named it the OSA (OEM spherical angled) keycap. The PBT keycaps will provide excellent oil resistance, enhance the type feel, and prevent the legends from fading out.

HOT-SWAPPABLE

Unlike mechanical switches, which depend on physical contact, magnetic switches use magnets to detect key presses. It is effortless to swap out the switch with compatible magnetic switches.

All New Screw-In PCB Stabilizers

The screw-in design increases stability and makes it easier for changes and upgrades. Precise craftsmanship makes the stabilizers more stable and less wobbly. The big keys’ (space bar, shift, enter, delete) typing experience is now more stable and smoother.

Unlock Dynamic Backlit Control

Go beyond standard presets with 22+ RGB backlight settings — including a static white option. Our advanced lighting engine includes two powerful features to fuel your creativity: Per-key RGB and Mix RGB. You can further fine-tune and remap keys with ease, crafting your unique style with vivid, dynamic RGB control.

Per-key RGB

With Per-key RGB, every single key is a digital brushstroke. This feature lets you individually customize the color of each key, transforming your keyboard into a vibrant canvas.

MIX RGB

With Mix RGB, you can split your keyboard into two custom lighting zones, each with unique effects. Create creative, high-contrast combinations to make your entire setup pop with vibrant style.