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Chilkey Foxy 65 vs Keychron V1 Max

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Chilkey Foxy 65

Battery

Build quality in the top 40% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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Keychron V1 Max

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.

What actually differs

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.

Chilkey Foxy 65

Keychron V1 Max

  • Layout size

    65%

    75%

  • Battery

    4,500 mAh

    4,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS, Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Chilkey Foxy 65
  • Keychron V1 Max
Performance
69
83
Build quality
71
86
Productivity
71
97
Customizability
61
98
Portability
88
79

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Chilkey Foxy 65 vs Keychron V1 Max specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

18 of 27 specs differ

Chilkey Foxy 65

Keychron V1 Max

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT, ISO-Nordic, ISO-PT, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,500 mAhBetter
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS, Plastic

Plate material

FR4
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
ABS, PBT

Weight

1,500 g
770 g

Dimensions

40 x 320 x 120 mm
22 x 149 x 329 mm

Typing angle

5°
4°

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Chilkey Foxy 65

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron V1 Max

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT, ISO-SW, ISO-PT

    In stockDoes not ship to you

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