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ISO Keychron Q4 60% QMK/VIA RGB Barebone Aluminium Mac/PC Carbon Black Custom Keyboard

Q4-E1

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The Q4 is a mini custom all-metal keyboard ideal for a variety of situations and will upgrade your typing experience. With full aluminum CNC machined body, double-gasket design, and QMK/VIA support, the Q4 is the ultimate choice for the mini keyboard.

This is the barebone version, you will need to purchase additional switches and keycaps to have a fully functional keyboard.

£149.00 (£124.17 ex VAT) 

ISO Keychron Q4 60% QMK/VIA RGB Barebone Aluminium Mac/PC Carbon Black Custom Keyboard - Q4-E1

A Refined Piece Of Metal Art
The entire metal body is crafted with 6063 aluminum that is processed through CNC machined, polished, anodized, sandblasted, and undergoes 24 more manufacturing stages to make this solid metal piece of art that is the Q4.

All-Around Customizable Keyboard
To build a fully customizable keyboard, we designed every component easily assembled. Therefore, you can customize and adjust each component you want.

Double Gasket Design
The Double Gasket Design is a new innovative structure in the industry. In addition to the gaskets on the plates, we added silicone pads between the top and bottom cases to significantly reduce the sound resonance between the metals and reduce the noise of the impacted metals. This design allows the keyboard to maintain the flexibility of the gasket structure and improves the overall typing sound.

An Epic Core Inside The Keyboard
A brand new ultra-low-power MCU Arm structure that is powerful and armed with 128K Flash to provide more flexibility for developers. The polling rate is up to 1000 Hz out of the box, which makes latency non-existent for the competitive game.

Switch layouts between macOS & Windows
Built with the Mac users' experience in mind while still retaining compatibility for Windows devices, the Keychron Q4 comes with a system toggle for both Windows and macOS systems. You can now save two different layouts on the keyboard, one for each system.

Program Q4 with QMK & VIA
With full QMK and VIA support, you can easily program and remap each key on the keyboard. The open-source firmware means endless possibilities for keyboard layouts, shortcuts, backlight effects, even the knob, and more.

To get started, please follow these steps: Download the appropriate kemap JSON file below, open VIA, turn on 'Show Design tab' on 'Settings' tab, drag the JSON file into the 'Design' tab on VIA to get the Q4 keymap working on VIA.

Since the VIA code for the Q4 is still awaiting approval from Github, it is not yet automatically recognized, so you will need to manually download and enter the Q4 keymap.

 

Hot-swappable
The hot-swappable sockets are mounted on the PCB, so you can install or change the switches without soldering. The PCB supports both 3 pin and 5 pin MX mechanical switches.

South-facing RGB LED Lights
The south-facing RGB LED is designed to better illuminate the keyboard backlight from the typist's angle with the premium non-shine-through PBT keycaps installed. The south-facing RGB is also free from interference when the users install OEM or Cherry-profile alternative keycaps on the keyboard.
Note: The Q4's top case has sharper corners to make it much more compatible with third-party keycaps.

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 shaky. The big keys' (space bar, shift, enter, delete) typing experience is now more stable and smooth. The Keychron Q4 also supports third-party stabilizers, including Cherry or Durock.

ANSI & ISO Layouts
ISO layout is widely used in Europe while the ANSI layout is widely used by the rest of the world.
Note: If you live in Europe, we recommend you purchase the "Barebone ISO" version with the corresponding ISO keycaps. The "Barebone ISO" is suitable for all ISO keyboard countries like the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, etc.

Contains

Keyboard Kit (Without Keycaps or Switches) including

  • Aluminium Case
  • PCB
  • Steel Plate
  • Sound Absorbing Foam
  • Case Foam
  • 12 Gaskets (8 Installed and 4 in the Box)
  • 5 Sets of Stablizers (PCB Screw-in)
Cable
  • USB-C to USB-C Cable
  • USB-A to USB-C Adapter
Tools
  • Switch Puller
  • Keycap Puller
  • Screwdriver
  • Allen Key

ISO Keychron Q4 60% QMK/VIA RGB Barebone Aluminium Mac/PC Carbon Black Custom Keyboard - Q4-E1

Manufacturer
Keychron
Part Number
Q4-E1
Connection
USB & USB-C
Cable length
1.36 Metre
Language Layout
UK/ISO Barebone
Number of keys/buttons
61
Switch Type
Without Switches
Length
303 mm
Depth
121 mm
Height
34 mm
Weight
1.6 kg
Compatible
Mac and PC
Gross Weight
1.91 kg

ISO Keychron Q4 60% QMK/VIA RGB Barebone Aluminium Mac/PC Carbon Black Custom Keyboard - Q4-E1

  Graham  09/11/2023
The best keyboard I've ever used.

I went to visit The Keyboard Company back in 2018 when I wanted to move back to using a mechanical keyboard. There were so many switches, so many layouts, and so many manufacturers, all of whose boards felt slightly different.

I'm a big fan of small boards because they don't force your mouse-hand far out to the side (a position that has caused me shoulder pain in the past). So I'd expected to come away with a small 60-65% keyboard.

Instead, I bought a TKL Filco model with silent red switches. It just felt superb to type on. That was partly the solidity of the Filco, partly the smooth feel of the switch.

I also tried a programmable 60% board, with standard switches. I moved its Ctrl key to Caps Lock, the Fn key to the bottom left corner, and setup arrow keys on Fn-h, Fn-j, Fn-k, and Fn-l. PgUp and PgDown were on Fn-u and Fn-o, Home and End on Fn-y and Fn-n. This setup meant I could navigate comfortably without moving my hands away from the home row. Frankly, it's superb.

My silent Filco was relegated to taking notes during zoom meetings. I bought some slightly heavier silent switches (Healios V2) with the aim of putting them in my 60% board. That was 4 years ago, and I never got around to it.

The Keychron Q4 was the solution, and I love it. It's surprisingly heavy, and feels even more solid than the Filco (I didn't think that would be possible, but it does). The QMK firmware is a big step up in simplicity over my last 60% board too. And with those Healios switches in it, it feels wonderful in use.

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