OnePlus’ debut mechanical keyboard is a Keychron with a twist
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#6DE6F)
You get extra keycaps and a combination switch/keycap puller in the box. OnePlus' debut mechanical keyboard, the Keyboard 81 Pro, may be little more than a redesigned Keychron Q1 Pro with a couple of tweaks. But the Keychron Q1 Pro is one of the best mechanical keyboards available today, and the tweaks OnePlus has made to its design range from inoffensive" to actually kind of neat." I wouldn't go as far as to say the Keyboard 81 Pro is better than the Q1 Pro, but it's a nice alternative version with its own strengths.
As a reminder, Keychron's Q1 Pro is a wireless version of the Keychron Q1. It's made of a solid aluminum chassis, with a gasket-mounted switch plate that gives it a premium typing feel and is packed with extra features like hot-swappable switches (helpful if you want to change its typing feel...