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Keychron Q6 Max vs LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Get the LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2 for the 6,000 mAh battery and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Keychron Q6 Max

3.8 · 25 reviews

from$200at MK

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LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

No reviews

from$268at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q6 Max

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

Get the

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 98% boards under $300.

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.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$268 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 Q6 Max

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Layout size
100%
98%
Battery
4,000 mAh
6,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Ergonomics
Standard
Southpaw
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Mount style
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount
Gasket Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q6 Max
LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Performance: 80
82
Build quality: 91
63
Productivity: 96
80
Customizability: 100
67
Portability: 54
66

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Case material: Aluminum
Sound dampening
Keycaps: PBT

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Full specs

Keychron Q6 Max vs LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2 specs

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

15 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q6 Max

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

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Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, PCB Mount

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%

98%

Layout standard

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

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Southpaw

Knob

Yes

Display

LED

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

8,000 HzBetter

Battery

4,000 mAh

6,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plate material

Plastic, Polycarbonate

Plastic

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

2,184 g

—

Dimensions

20 x 137 x 446 mm

—

Typing angle

5°

7°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

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

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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