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Keychron K5 Max vs K5 QMK V2 vs Q6 HE

Keychron Q6 HE QMK Kabellose Benutzerdefinierte Tastatur ISO Layout Kollektion

Hall effect

Keychron Q6 HE

4.5 · 20 reviews

from$229at MK

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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 K5 Max

Keychron K5 QMK V2

Keychron Q6 HE

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    No

    Yes

  • Rapid trigger

    No

    No

    Yes

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz

  • Battery

    2,000 mAh

    2,000 mAh

    4,000 mAh

  • Low profile

    Yes

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K5 Max
  • Keychron K5 QMK V2
  • Keychron Q6 HE
Performance
81
82
100
Build quality
82
79
88
Productivity
89
80
97
Customizability
88
89
95
Portability
53
54
55

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
  • Hot-swappable
  • QMK
  • VIA
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From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Keychron K5 Max

4.1

16 owner reviews

Praise
“This is by far the best keyboard I've ever had. I did my research with AI defined the one I should get. I'm glad I did this first! I type about a hundred words a minute and do a lot of document creation as well as coding. This keyboard keeps up with me in the…”
MarcVerified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“The printing quality of the Hungarian keycaps is very poor. The stroke thickness of the letters varies even within a single keycap—one letter is thick while another is thin. They look ugly. Also, on the internet the "esc" key appears orange, but in reality it…”
bncz· via Keychron

Keychron K5 QMK V2

4.5

8 owner reviews

Praise
“Genuinely happy with the keyboard. Had a low-profile one from another brand that has been used for 12+ years, and it degraded over time. This K5 feels very good. Still have to get used to the distance between the "primary," arrows, and numpad blocks, but…”
Viktor K.Verified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“Got this keyboard so I could keep my K5 Pro at work and this one at home. Both are the RGB version with brown switches, the K5v2 is quieter than the Pro and just as good to use. It also reports battery state over Bluetooth, which is a nice QoL improvement…”
Alex· via Keychron

Keychron Q6 HE

4.5

20 owner reviews

Praise
“could have had better packaging for the shipment but it being damaged the actual product was as described highly recommend”
ToddVerified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“For a $240 keyboard that is only wired, you would think that the least they could do was make a good USB port... No instead every minute, or couple of seconds, it just decides to disconnect. Through every fix I could do and they recommend, like changing…”
StewartVerified buyer· via Keychron

Full specs

Keychron K5 Max vs K5 QMK V2 vs Q6 HE specs

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

17 of 30 specs differ

Keychron K5 Max

Keychron K5 QMK V2

Keychron Q6 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
No
Yes

Rapid trigger

No
No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes
Yes

Mount style

PCB Mount, Plate Mount
PCB Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Low profile

Yes
Yes
No

Sound dampening

Yes
No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%
100%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard
Standard

Knob

No
No
Yes

Display

None
None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

2,000 mAh
2,000 mAh
4,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum, Metal

Plate material

Polycarbonate
—
Aluminum

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
ABS
ABS, PBT

Weight

720 g
—
2,268 g

Dimensions

18 x 424 x 119 mm
—
31 x 446 x 137 mm

Typing angle

3°
—
5°

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB, north-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2024
2025

Where to buy

Compare prices

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

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $94Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $125Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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  • MKUS

    Out of stock
    $99Visit
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $89Visit
  • MKUS

    In stock
    $89Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$89Visit
  • MKUS

    In stock
    $229Visit
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $239Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $275Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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