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Fancy V81 Plus vs Keychron V3 Max

Get the Keychron V3 Max for the 4,000 mAh battery.

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Fancy V81 Plus

No reviews

from$149at Mechkeys

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Keychron V3 Max

3.3 (8)3.3 · 8 reviews

from$150at Keychron (DE)

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Fancy V81 Plus

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
No numpad.

$149 at Mechkeys

Get the

Keychron V3 Max

Battery

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No numpad.

$150 at Keychron (DE)

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 V3 Max

Layout size
75%
80%
Connection
Wireless
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
3,000 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Plastic
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Fancy V81 Plus
Keychron V3 Max

Performance: 43
82
Build quality: 65
86
Productivity: 50
98
Customizability: 68
98
Portability: 79
76

What they share

Hot-swappable

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Fancy V81 Plus vs Keychron V3 Max specs

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

16 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Fancy V81 Plus

Keychron V3 Max

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

80%

Layout standard

ANSI

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

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

Yes

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wireless

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

Battery

3,000 mAh

4,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

ABS, Plastic

Plate material

—

Polycarbonate

Keycaps

—

ABS, PBT

Weight

—

895 g

Dimensions

—

24 x 149 x 368 mm

Typing angle

—

4°

Backlight

None

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Fancy V81 Plus

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron V3 Max

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you

Where to buy

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