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Keychron Q5 Max vs Other Viendi 8L

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Keychron Q5 Max

5.0 (4)5.0 · 4 reviews

from$219at MK

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Other Viendi 8L

No reviews

from$62at Input Gear

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q5 Max

Hot-swappable

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

Other Viendi 8L

Build quality in the top 35% of Numpad boards under $300.

Rules this board out

Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic. The other board is sold in those layouts.
Numpad only. This is not a full keyboard.

$62 at Input Gear

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

Other Viendi 8L

Layout size
96%
Numpad
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Mount style
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount
Sandwich Mount
Layout standard
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK
ANSI, ISO
ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q5 Max
Other Viendi 8L

Performance: 81
53
Build quality: 91
76
Productivity: 97
74
Customizability: 98
72
Portability: 55
65

What they share

Case material: Aluminum
Knob
QMK
VIA
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Keychron Q5 Max vs Other Viendi 8L specs

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

14 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q5 Max

Other Viendi 8L

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

—

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount

Sandwich Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%

Numpad

Layout standard

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

ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

Battery

4,000 mAh

Wired only

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plate material

Polycarbonate

Brass

Keycaps

PBT

—

Weight

2,215 g

—

Dimensions

23 x 145 x 408 mm

18 x 390 x 116 mm

Typing angle

5°

6°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2025

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

Other Viendi 8L

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

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