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Keychron Q5 Max vs Royal Kludge M87

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Keychron Q5 Max

5.0 (4)5.0 · 4 reviews

from$219at MK

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Royal Kludge M87

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from$89at Royal Kludge

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q5 Max

Build quality in the top 5% of 96% boards under $300.

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.

$219 at MK

Get the

Royal Kludge M87

Battery

Build quality in the top 35% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
No numpad.

$89 at Royal Kludge

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.

Keychron Q5 Max

Royal Kludge M87

Layout size
96%
80%
Battery
4,000 mAh
7,500 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear
Mount style
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount
Display
None
LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q5 Max
Royal Kludge M87

Performance: 81
66
Build quality: 91
69
Productivity: 97
83
Customizability: 98
78
Portability: 55
85

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Knob
Sound dampening
Keycaps: PBT

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Full specs

Keychron Q5 Max vs Royal Kludge M87 specs

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

13 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q5 Max

Royal Kludge M87

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%

80%

Layout standard

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

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

LCD

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

Battery

4,000 mAh

7,500 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

—

Plate material

Polycarbonate

—

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

2,215 g

840 g

Dimensions

23 x 145 x 408 mm

41 x 157 x 41 mm

Typing angle

5°

—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Q5 Max

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you

Royal Kludge M87

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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