Aesco A83 Air vs Keychron K17 Max
Get the Aesco A83 Air for the 3,800 mAh battery. Get the Keychron K17 Max for knob and qmk.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Aesco A83 Air
Battery
Build quality in the bottom 5% of 75% boards under $150.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- No numpad.
Get the
Keychron K17 Max
Knob
Build quality in the top 20% of 96% boards under $100.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
The differences that matter
Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.
Aesco A83 Air
Keychron K17 Max
Layout size
75%
96%
Battery
3,800 mAh
2,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Knob
No
Yes
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
No
Yes
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
- Aesco A83 Air
- Keychron K17 Max
- Performance
- 4483
- Build quality
- 3981
- Productivity
- 4593
- Customizability
- 5691
- Portability
- 6253
- Hot-swappable
- Low profile
- Keycaps: PBT
Aesco A83 Air vs Keychron K17 Max specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 26 specs differ
Aesco A83 Air
Keychron K17 Max
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Aesco A83 Air
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron K17 Max
Keychron
ISO
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO
In stockDoes not ship to you
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