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Glorious GMMK Pro vs Keychron Q1 Pro: what real owners say

Real owners lean toward the Keychron Q1 Pro: 69% of 70 owners recommend it, vs 29% of 154 for the Glorious GMMK Pro.

Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score

Glorious GMMK Pro

29%of 154 owners recommend
29% recommend · 21% neutral · 50% don't
Owners praise
  • Well-liked board many are happy with and own multiples of
  • Excellent build quality, heavy and tank-solid
  • Fully customizable, modular, hotswap-friendly
Owners complain about
  • QC problems and PCB failures, not worth it anymore
  • Sticking keys from gummed-up, over-lubed stabilizers
  • Input latency and double/triple key registers
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Keychron Q1 Pro

69%of 70 owners recommend
69% recommend · 20% neutral · 11% don't
Owners praise
  • Satisfying typing feel and sound from the gasket-mounted design
  • Solid, heavy full-aluminum case that feels premium
  • A favorite board many happily recommend at the price
Owners complain about
  • Stock switches too light and tall keycaps cause typos
  • Feels cheap or not worth the price to some owners
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What Glorious GMMK Pro owners say

“Apart from having overlubed stabs and stripped screws it is a pretty good keyboard :)”
— @timu6609 on YouTube
“I bought a GMMK Pro as soon as the ISO dropped and I love it.”
— @ChubiPanda on YouTube
“I had that same issue with a GMMK Pro I did for a client and it was absolutely horrible”
— @AnzelsTech on YouTube

What Keychron Q1 Pro owners say

“I have three Keychron keyboards and this is a good one”
— @AndrewTalbert on YouTube
“this feels like a tank! The rotary encoder and knob feel amazing, very smooth and precise. I will never buy a mainstream pre-built plastic Ducky, Corsair or Logitech ever again, this is so much better!”
— @TheNorthernLights55 on YouTube
“I bought a Keychron Q1 Pro from microcenter which had a similar problem where the shift would work really inconsistently. I felt super bad returning it to microcenter but a keyboard at that price point should be flawless.”
— Alpcake on Reddit