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Head to head · Prices checked Nov 11, 2026

Keychron K10 Max vs Leopold FC980M Vapor

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron K10 Max

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 10% of 100% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
$99 at MK

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Leopold FC980M Vapor

Build quality in the bottom 15% of 100% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
$85 at MK

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.

Keychron K10 Max

Leopold FC980M Vapor

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    ABS

    Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

  • Mount style

    PCB Mount, Plate Mount

    Plate Mount

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K10 Max
  • Leopold FC980M Vapor
Performance
82
52
Build quality
81
45
Productivity
95
43
Customizability
91
43
Portability
54
40

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K10 Max vs Leopold FC980M Vapor specs

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

14 of 26 specs differ

Keychron K10 Max

Leopold FC980M Vapor

Typing & switches

Switch options

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

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

PCB Mount, Plate Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%

Layout standard

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

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

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
Plastic

Plate material

Steel
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

1,530 g
—

Dimensions

40 x 447 x 140 mm
—

Typing angle

3°, 7°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2024
2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K10 Max

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Leopold FC980M Vapor

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

Keychron K10 Max4 stores
Leopold FC980M Vapor2 stores

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