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Keychron Q15 Max Ortholinear vs Qwertykeys Studio Neo65 Core Plus

Get the Keychron Q15 Max Ortholinear for the 4,000 mAh battery and knob. Get the Qwertykeys Studio Neo65 Core Plus for via.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q15 Max Ortholinear

Battery

Build quality in the top 20% of 65% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

Get the

Qwertykeys Studio Neo65 Core Plus

VIA

Build quality in the top 15% of 65% boards under $200.

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 Q15 Max Ortholinear

Qwertykeys Studio Neo65 Core Plus

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    2,200 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Ergonomics

    Ortholinear

    Standard

  • Mount style

    Plate Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • VIA

    No

    Yes

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q15 Max Ortholinear
  • Qwertykeys Studio Neo65 Core Plus
Performance
75
61
Build quality
79
84
Productivity
94
69
Customizability
85
83
Portability
89
86

What they share

  • Layout size: 65%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • Case material: Aluminum
  • QMK
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q15 Max Ortholinear vs Qwertykeys Studio Neo65 Core Plus specs

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

12 of 25 specs differ

Keychron Q15 Max Ortholinear

Qwertykeys Studio Neo65 Core Plus

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

65%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Ortholinear
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

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
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAhBetter
2,200 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

Polycarbonate
Aluminum, Plastic, POM

Dimensions

—
18 x 313 x 111 mm

Typing angle

—
7°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2024
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Q15 Max Ortholinear

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Qwertykeys Studio Neo65 Core Plus

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

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