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HMX Click Inc Macaron65 vs Keychron V5

Get the HMX Click Inc Macaron65 for hall effect. Get the Keychron V5 for knob.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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HMX Click Inc Macaron65

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 20% of 65% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

Get the

Keychron V5

Knob

Build quality in the top 5% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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.

HMX Click Inc Macaron65

Keychron V5

  • Layout size

    65%

    96%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS, Plastic

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • HMX Click Inc Macaron65
  • Keychron V5
Performance
64
91
Build quality
81
89
Productivity
69
98
Customizability
81
98
Portability
70
45

What they share

  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • QMK
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

HMX Click Inc Macaron65 vs Keychron V5 specs

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

14 of 27 specs differ

HMX Click Inc Macaron65

Keychron V5

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

—
8,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS, Plastic

Plate material

FR4
Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

—
ABS, PBT

Weight

—
1,170 g

Dimensions

—
19 x 142 x 389 mm

Typing angle

5°
4°

Backlight

Yes, north-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2022

Where to buy

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Keychron V54 stores

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

HMX Click Inc Macaron65

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron V5

  • Keychron

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

    Out of stockShips to you

    Go to Keychron
  • Keychron (DE)

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

    In stockDoes not ship to you

    Go to Keychron (DE)

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