Epomaker Carbon60 vs Keychron K17 Max
Get the Epomaker Carbon60 for the 3,000 mAh battery. Get the Keychron K17 Max for knob.
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4.8 · 22 reviews
from$71at Epomaker
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4.8 · 4 reviews
from$94at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Epomaker Carbon60
Battery
Build quality in the top 20% of 60% boards under $100.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps 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.
- Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
Get the
Keychron K17 Max
Knob
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.
Epomaker Carbon60
Keychron K17 Max
Layout size
60%
96%
Battery
3,000 mAh
2,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
Carbon Fiber
ABS, Aluminum
Switch options
Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Knob
No
Yes
- Epomaker Carbon60
- Keychron K17 Max
- Performance
- 7483
- Build quality
- 7681
- Productivity
- 8293
- Customizability
- 8691
- Portability
- 8853
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Low profile
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- QMK
- VIA
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Epomaker Carbon60
22 owner reviews
“I'm using it well. However, it would be nice if the right shift key was smaller so there was only one more key. Thank you for making a great keyboard.”
Keychron K17 Max
4 owner reviews
“Wish it was metal but i do love the low profile keyboard”
Epomaker Carbon60 vs Keychron K17 Max specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 27 specs differ
Epomaker Carbon60
Keychron K17 Max
Switch options
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
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.
Epomaker Carbon60
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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