Ajazz AKL680 vs Keychron K5 Max
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2.8 (8)2.8 · 8 reviews
from$59at Mechkeys
4.6 (13)4.6 · 13 reviews
from$94at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Ajazz AKL680
Build quality in the bottom 35% of 65% boards under $100.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- 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.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
Get the
Keychron K5 Max
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 15% of 100% 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.
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.
Ajazz AKL680
Keychron K5 Max
Layout size
65%
100%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
ABS
ABS, Aluminum
Switch options
Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Ajazz AKL680
- Keychron K5 Max
- Performance
- 5581
- Build quality
- 5581
- Productivity
- 4288
- Customizability
- 4288
- Portability
- 7753
- Low profile
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Ajazz AKL680
8 owner reviews
“I bought this a while back because I just needed ANY keyboard as my main board broke and I didn't have the time/money to replace/fix it. When I saw the price of this I was very skeptical but figured it had to at least be better than your typical e-waste…”
“It is alright just the keys are not the best and got no rgb led lights”
Keychron K5 Max
13 owner reviews
“This is by far the best keyboard I've ever had. I did my research with AI defined the one I should get. I'm glad I did this first! I type about a hundred words a minute and do a lot of document creation as well as coding. This keyboard keeps up with me in the…”
“I would give this product a higher rating if the key caps were shine through. I saw that ither versions of the K5 QMK (non max) all had shine through key caps and foolishly assumed this keyboard would too. The MAX branding makes one think that you are getting…”
Ajazz AKL680 vs Keychron K5 Max specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
17 of 26 specs differ
Ajazz AKL680
Keychron K5 Max
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
Compare prices
Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.
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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Ajazz AKL680
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron K5 Max
- Go to Keychron
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic
In stockShips to you
- Go to Keychron (DE)
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK
In stockDoes not ship to you
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