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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 28, 2026

Keychron K10 Max vs Sikakeyb SK1 Mountain City

Get the Keychron K10 Max for the 4,000 mAh battery and qmk.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K10 Max

Battery

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

Get the

Sikakeyb SK1 Mountain City

Build quality in the bottom 30% of 60% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
$99 at Mechkeys

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

Sikakeyb SK1 Mountain City

  • Layout size

    100%

    60%

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    1,900 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    ABS

    Aluminum, Plastic

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

  • VIA

    Yes

    No

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K10 Max
  • Sikakeyb SK1 Mountain City
Performance
82
44
Build quality
82
50
Productivity
95
51
Customizability
92
73
Portability
54
82

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K10 Max vs Sikakeyb SK1 Mountain City specs

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

13 of 26 specs differ

Keychron K10 Max

Sikakeyb SK1 Mountain City

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

PCB Mount, Plate Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

100%
60%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAhBetter
1,900 mAh

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

Steel
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
—

Weight

1,530 g
—

Dimensions

40 x 447 x 140 mm
—

Typing angle

3°, 7°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2022

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

Sikakeyb SK1 Mountain City

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

Keychron K10 Max4 stores
Sikakeyb SK1 Mountain City2 stores

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