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Filco Majestouch 3 Ninja vs Keychron K8 Max

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Filco Majestouch 3 Ninja

Build quality in the bottom 10% of 80% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

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

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Keychron K8 Max

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

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 3 Ninja

Keychron K8 Max

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    ABS

    ABS, Aluminum, Steel

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

  • Mount style

    Plate Mount

    PCB Mount, Plate Mount

  • QMK

    No

    Yes

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Filco Majestouch 3 Ninja
  • Keychron K8 Max
Performance
58
82
Build quality
44
88
Productivity
51
95
Customizability
46
91
Portability
53
73

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Filco Majestouch 3 Ninja vs Keychron K8 Max specs

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

13 of 26 specs differ

Filco Majestouch 3 Ninja

Keychron K8 Max

Typing & switches

Switch options

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

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
PCB Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-CH, ISO-DE, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

—
4,000 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
ABS, Aluminum, Steel

Plate material

Plastic
Steel

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
1,308 g

Dimensions

—
43 x 359 x 129 mm

Typing angle

—
11°, 3°

Backlight

None
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Filco Majestouch 3 Ninja

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron K8 Max

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-CH

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-CH

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

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