Head to head · Prices checked Nov 11, 2026

Keychron V1 Max vs Zuoya LMK81

Get the Keychron V1 Max for sound dampening and screw-in stabilizers.

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Sound dampening

Keychron V1 Max

4.9 (14)4.9 · 14 reviews

from$94at MK

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Zuoya LMK81

No reviews

from$100at ktechs

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron V1 Max

Sound dampening

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.

$94 at MK

Get the

Zuoya LMK81

Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $150.

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.

$100 at ktechs

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

Zuoya LMK81

Case material
ABS, Plastic
Aluminum
Mount style
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount
Sound dampening
Yes
No
Layout standard
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT, ISO-Nordic, ISO-PT, ISO-SW, ISO-UK
ANSI
ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit
Screw-in stabilizers
Yes
No
Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron V1 Max
Zuoya LMK81

Performance: 83
73
Build quality: 86
84
Productivity: 97
87
Customizability: 98
94
Portability: 78
81

What they share

Layout size: 75%
Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Knob
QMK
VIA

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Full specs

Keychron V1 Max vs Zuoya LMK81 specs

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

8 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Keychron V1 Max

Zuoya LMK81

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%

Layout standard

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

—

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic

Aluminum

Plate material

Polycarbonate

—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

—

Weight

770 g

—

Dimensions

22 x 149 x 329 mm

—

Typing angle

4°

—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2025

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

Zuoya LMK81

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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