South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Missing ISO-IT, ISO-PT. The other board is sold in those layouts.
No numpad.

$150 at Keychron (DE)

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MCHOSE GX87

Battery

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
No numpad.

$49 at Mchose

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 V1 Max

Keychron V3 Max

MCHOSE GX87

Layout size
75%
80%
80%
Battery
4,000 mAh
4,000 mAh
8,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
ABS, Plastic
ABS, Plastic
Aluminum
Mount style
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount
Knob
Yes
Yes
No

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron V1 Max
Keychron V3 Max
MCHOSE GX87

Performance: 83
82
80
Build quality: 86
86
81
Productivity: 97
98
89
Customizability: 98
98
86
Portability: 79
77
87

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
QMK
VIA
Sound dampening

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron V1 Max vs Keychron V3 Max vs MCHOSE GX87 specs

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

13 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Keychron V1 Max

Keychron V3 Max

MCHOSE GX87

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

—

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT, ISO-Nordic, ISO-PT, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

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

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh

8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic

Aluminum

Plate material

Polycarbonate

Plastic

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

PBT

Weight

770 g

895 g

2,800 g

Dimensions

22 x 149 x 329 mm

24 x 149 x 368 mm

—

Typing angle

4°

—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron V1 Max

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT, ISO-SW, ISO-PT
In stockDoes not ship to you

Keychron V3 Max

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you

MCHOSE GX87

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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