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Keychron Q6 Max vs Niz PLUM C103

Get the Keychron Q6 Max for hot-swappable and knob.

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Hot-swappable

Keychron Q6 Max

3.8 · 25 reviews

from$200at MK

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Niz PLUM C103

No reviews

from$199at Mechkeys

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q6 Max

Hot-swappable

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

Niz PLUM C103

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 98% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
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.

$199 at Mechkeys

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

Niz PLUM C103

Layout size
100%
98%
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Aluminum
Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear
Knob
Yes
No

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q6 Max
Niz PLUM C103

Performance: 80
40
Build quality: 91
38
Productivity: 96
51
Customizability: 100
43
Portability: 54
49

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Keycaps: PBT

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q6 Max vs Niz PLUM C103 specs

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

17 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q6 Max

Niz PLUM C103

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, PCB 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

Knob

Yes

Display

LED

None

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

Aluminum

Plastic

Plate material

Plastic, Polycarbonate

—

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

2,184 g

—

Dimensions

20 x 137 x 446 mm

159 x 390 mm

Typing angle

5°

—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

2022

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

Niz PLUM C103

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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