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Keychron K2 Max vs Monsgeek M1 HE

Get the Monsgeek M1 HE for hall effect and knob.

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Keychron K2 Max

4.5 (2)4.5 · 2 reviews

from$94at Keychron

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Hall effect

Monsgeek M1 HE

No reviews

from$199at Mechkeys

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K2 Max

Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

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

$94 at Keychron

Get the

Monsgeek M1 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 35% of 75% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

$199 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 K2 Max

Monsgeek M1 HE

Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Magnetic
Mount style
PCB Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount
Knob
No
Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron K2 Max
Monsgeek M1 HE

Performance: 81
54
Build quality: 85
60
Productivity: 95
51
Customizability: 91
70
Portability: 79
61

What they share

Layout size: 75%
Hot-swappable
Keycaps: PBT

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K2 Max vs Monsgeek M1 HE specs

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

14 of 28 specs differ

Spec

Keychron K2 Max

Monsgeek M1 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Linear, Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

PCB Mount, Plate Mount

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

Layout standard

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

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

—

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

Battery

4,000 mAh

—

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum

Aluminum

Plate material

Steel

—

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

940 g

—

Dimensions

32 x 317 x 122 mm

—

Typing angle

5°

—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K2 Max

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

Monsgeek M1 HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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