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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 21, 2026

Fancy V81 Plus vs Keychron K17 Pro

Get the Fancy V81 Plus for the 3,000 mAh battery.

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.

Fancy V81 Plus

Keychron K17 Pro

  • Layout size

    75%

    96%

  • Connection

    Wireless

    Bluetooth, Wired

  • Battery

    3,000 mAh

    2,000 mAh

  • Low profile

    No

    Yes

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Fancy V81 Plus
  • Keychron K17 Pro
Performance
43
84
Build quality
65
82
Productivity
50
87
Customizability
68
91
Portability
79
54

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
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From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Fancy V81 Plus

No owner reviews collected yet.

Keychron K17 Pro

5.0

2 owner reviews

Praise
“I love this keyboard. It works very well with my setup. The key switches and the knob are perfect. My only feedback is that I wish there was a southpaw version of this keyboard. As a person working with numbers and creativity, the K17 Pro Southpaw version…”
Nora V.· via Keychron

Full specs

Fancy V81 Plus vs Keychron K17 Pro specs

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

13 of 25 specs differ

Fancy V81 Plus

Keychron K17 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Tray Mount

Low profile

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

Yes
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wireless
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

3,000 mAhBetter
2,000 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

Keycaps

—
PBT

Weight

—
679 g

Dimensions

—
19 x 120 x 387 mm

Typing angle

—
2°

Backlight

None
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2023

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • MechkeysCN

    In stock
    $149Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$149Visit
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $69Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $119Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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