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Filco Majestouch 2 vs Keychron Q5 Pro

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Filco Majestouch 2

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 80% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • No numpad.

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Keychron Q5 Pro

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 10% of 96% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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.

Filco Majestouch 2

Keychron Q5 Pro

  • Layout size

    80%

    96%

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    ABS

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Filco Majestouch 2
  • Keychron Q5 Pro
Performance
44
82
Build quality
39
88
Productivity
48
97
Customizability
42
96
Portability
53
56
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Full specs

Filco Majestouch 2 vs Keychron Q5 Pro specs

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

20 of 27 specs differ

Filco Majestouch 2

Keychron Q5 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
Aluminum

Plate material

Plastic
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

ABS
ABS, PBT

Weight

979 g
2,310 g

Dimensions

37 x 356 x 37 mm
23 x 145 x 408 mm

Typing angle

—
5°

Backlight

None
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2022
2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Filco Majestouch 2

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q5 Pro

  • Keychron

    ISO

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

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