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Keychron Q6 Max vs X-Bows X Bows Knight

Get the Keychron Q6 Max for knob and sound dampening.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q6 Max

Knob

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

X-Bows X Bows Knight

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
$199 at X-Bows

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

X-Bows X Bows Knight

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • Sound dampening

    Yes

    No

  • Layout standard

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

    ANSI

    ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q6 Max
  • X-Bows X Bows Knight
Performance
81
51
Build quality
90
80
Productivity
96
69
Customizability
98
86
Portability
55
44

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Case material: Aluminum
  • QMK
  • VIA
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q6 Max vs X-Bows X Bows Knight specs

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

12 of 28 specs differ

Keychron Q6 Max

X-Bows X Bows Knight

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, PCB Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

100%
—

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

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

Plastic, Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

2,184 g
—

Dimensions

20 x 137 x 446 mm
—

Typing angle

5°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

VIAL

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2026

Where to buy

Compare prices

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

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

Keychron Q6 Max4 stores
X-Bows X Bows Knight2 stores

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

    Go to Keychron

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-CH

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

    Go to Keychron (DE)

X-Bows X Bows Knight

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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