Keychron Q1 Pro vs Wooting 60HE+: Which Should You Buy
Both keyboards sit around $299 AUD, both score close to 4.9 in our testing, and we still get asked which one to buy at least once a week. The honest answer is that they're built for different people.
Layout and size
The Q1 Pro is a 75% board, arrow keys, a column of navigation keys, still compact. The 60HE+ is a true 60%, no arrow keys, no function row, everything accessed through a layer key. If you use arrow keys constantly (spreadsheets, document editing, browsing), the Q1 Pro will feel more natural on day one. If you're coming from a 60% board already or you're willing to relearn a few shortcuts, the 60HE+ takes up noticeably less desk space.
Switch technology, the real difference
This is where the two boards stop being comparable. The Q1 Pro uses standard mechanical switches, hot-swappable, satisfying, conventional. The 60HE+ uses Lekker magnetic Hall-effect switches with adjustable actuation from 0.1mm to 4mm. That's not a minor spec bump, it's a different category of input. Rapid Trigger and adjustable actuation matter a lot in competitive shooters and barely at all if you're mostly typing.
Connectivity
Q1 Pro wins outright here: wired, 2.4GHz, and Bluetooth, with roughly 300 hours of battery. The 60HE+ is wired only. For competitive players this is arguably a non-issue (wired is often preferred anyway), but if you want one keyboard for a desktop and a laptop, the Wooting can't do that job.
Weight and portability
The Q1 Pro's aluminum case weighs 1.7kg. The 60HE+ comes in lighter, easier to toss in a bag for LAN events or tournaments, which matters if that's actually part of your routine.
Our take
Buy the Keychron Q1 Pro if you split time between typing-heavy work and casual gaming, or if you want wireless flexibility. Buy the Wooting 60HE+ if you play competitively and actuation control matters more to you than arrow keys or wireless. We'd steer clear of buying either one purely because it's popular online, they're built around genuinely different priorities and a board matched to the wrong use case will disappoint you regardless of price.