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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 21, 2026

Keychron Q6 Max vs Leopold FC980M

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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 Q6 Max

Leopold FC980M

  • Layout size

    100%

    95%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear, Silent, Tactile

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q6 Max
  • Leopold FC980M
Performance
80
46
Build quality
91
41
Productivity
96
63
Customizability
100
45
Portability
55
50

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

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

Keychron Q6 Max

3.8

24 owner reviews

Praise
“Amazing. Love the weight, keycaps, color. Knob placement could be much better. Spacebar leans to one side since I always press it on the right and gets uneven.”
JosephVerified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“Keystrokes doesn’t have light instead a rainbow where i can’t focus when typing”
GunasVerified buyer· via Keychron

Leopold FC980M

No owner reviews collected yet.

Full specs

Keychron Q6 Max vs Leopold FC980M specs

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

16 of 27 specs differ

Keychron Q6 Max

Leopold FC980M

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, PCB Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

100%
95%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

LED
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Plastic

Plate material

Plastic, Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

2,184 g
1,100 g

Dimensions

20 x 137 x 446 mm
20 x 145 x 366 mm

Typing angle

5°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2024
2022

Where to buy

Compare prices

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

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • MKUS

    In stock
    $200Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $216Visit
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $219Visit
  • ktechsSG

    In stock
    $274Visit
  • MechkeysCN

    In stock
    $195Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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