Corsair K70 Max vs Keychron V1
Get the Corsair K70 Max for hall effect. Get the Keychron V1 for hot-swappable.
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from$44at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Corsair K70 Max
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 40% of 100% boards at any price.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- 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.
Get the
Keychron V1
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $50.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
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 K70 Max
Keychron V1
Layout size
100%
75%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Plastic
Switch options
Magnetic
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Corsair K70 Max
- Keychron V1
- Performance
- 8391
- Build quality
- 5189
- Productivity
- 6798
- Customizability
- 5298
- Portability
- 4264
- Connection: Wired
- Max polling rate: 8,000 Hz
- Knob
- Sound dampening
Corsair K70 Max vs Keychron V1 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 27 specs differ
Corsair K70 Max
Keychron V1
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate 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 K70 Max
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron V1
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you
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