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Keychron Q3 Max vs XVX M61

Get the Keychron Q3 Max for the 4,000 mAh battery and knob.

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Which one should you get?

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Keychron Q3 Max

Battery

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.
$209 at Keychron

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XVX M61

Build quality in the bottom 20% 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.
$59 at XVX

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 Q3 Max

XVX M61

  • Layout size

    80%

    60%

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    1,850 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear, Tactile

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q3 Max
  • XVX M61
Performance
80
44
Build quality
88
47
Productivity
96
58
Customizability
98
48
Portability
78
86

What they share

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

Full specs

Keychron Q3 Max vs XVX M61 specs

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

15 of 27 specs differ

Keychron Q3 Max

XVX M61

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

80%
60%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
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
—

Battery

4,000 mAhBetter
1,850 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS

Plate material

Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

2,045 g
800 g

Dimensions

33 x 137 x 365 mm
—

Typing angle

5°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
None

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 Q3 Max

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK

    In stockDoes not ship to you

XVX M61

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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