Corsair K100 Air vs Keychron K17 Max
Get the Corsair K100 Air for rapid trigger and the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the Keychron K17 Max for hot-swappable.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Corsair K100 Air
Rapid trigger
Build quality in the bottom 30% of 100% boards at any price.
- 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.
Get the
Keychron K17 Max
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 20% of 96% 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.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
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.
Corsair K100 Air
Keychron K17 Max
Layout size
100%
96%
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Aluminum
- Corsair K100 Air
- Keychron K17 Max
- Performance
- 8883
- Build quality
- 4881
- Productivity
- 6493
- Customizability
- 5691
- Portability
- 4953
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Low profile
Corsair K100 Air vs Keychron K17 Max specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 27 specs differ
Corsair K100 Air
Keychron K17 Max
Switch options
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Corsair K100 Air
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron K17 Max
Keychron
ISO
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO
In stockDoes not ship to you
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