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Keychron K8 Max vs Q6 Max

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Keychron K8 Max

No reviews

from$94at Keychron

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Knob

Keychron Q6 Max

3.8 · 25 reviews

from$200at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K8 Max

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.
Missing ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES. The other board is sold in those layouts.
No numpad.

$94 at Keychron

Get the

Keychron Q6 Max

Knob

Build quality in the top 5% of 100% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

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

$200 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 K8 Max

Keychron Q6 Max

Layout size
80%
100%
Case material
ABS, Aluminum, Steel
Aluminum
Mount style
PCB Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount
Knob
No
Yes
Display
None
LED
A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron K8 Max
Keychron Q6 Max

Performance: 82
80
Build quality: 88
91
Productivity: 95
96
Customizability: 91
100
Portability: 73
54

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Battery: 4,000 mAh
Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
QMK

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Full specs

Keychron K8 Max vs Q6 Max specs

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

10 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Keychron K8 Max

Keychron Q6 Max

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

PCB Mount, Plate Mount

Gasket Mount, PCB Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

100%

Layout standard

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

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

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

LED

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, Steel

Aluminum

Plate material

Steel

Plastic, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

1,308 g

2,184 g

Dimensions

43 x 359 x 129 mm

20 x 137 x 446 mm

Typing angle

11°, 3°

5°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

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 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

Keychron Q6 Max

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-CH
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-CH
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

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