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Keychron V1 Max vs Keydous NJ80 CP V2 HE

Get the Keychron V1 Max for hot-swappable. Get the Keydous NJ80 CP V2 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron V1 Max

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.
$94 at MK

Get the

Keydous NJ80 CP V2 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 80% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • 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.
  • No numpad.
$119 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 V1 Max

Keydous NJ80 CP V2 HE

  • Layout size

    75%

    80%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Rapid trigger

    No

    Yes

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    4,800 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron V1 Max
  • Keydous NJ80 CP V2 HE
Performance
83
78
Build quality
86
43
Productivity
97
51
Customizability
98
50
Portability
79
65

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Knob
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron V1 Max vs Keydous NJ80 CP V2 HE specs

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

19 of 29 specs differ

Keychron V1 Max

Keydous NJ80 CP V2 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
4,800 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
Aluminum

Plate material

Polycarbonate
Aluminum

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

770 g
—

Dimensions

22 x 149 x 329 mm
—

Typing angle

4°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

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

Keydous NJ80 CP V2 HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

Keychron V1 Max4 stores
Keydous NJ80 CP V2 HE2 stores

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