Keychron V1 Max vs Qwertykeys Neo65 Sonic HE
Get the Keychron V1 Max for hot-swappable. Get the Qwertykeys Neo65 Sonic HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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4.1 · 18 reviews
from$94at MK
5.0 · 18 reviews
from$65at MonacoKeys
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron V1 Max
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
Get the
Qwertykeys Neo65 Sonic HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 50% of 65% boards under $100.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- Missing ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR. The other board is sold in those layouts.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
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
Qwertykeys Neo65 Sonic HE
Layout size
75%
65%
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
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
- Keychron V1 Max
- Qwertykeys Neo65 Sonic HE
- Performance
- 8391
- Build quality
- 8666
- Productivity
- 9749
- Customizability
- 9844
- Portability
- 7959
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron V1 Max
18 owner reviews
“Feels great, haven't got a new KB since my Novatouch. Great high end features and feel, DSA caps on it feel good.”
“The dongle does not work after 6 months of using it and they want me to pay to fix it. If you want to buy a keyboard that is good don’t go for keycron”
Qwertykeys Neo65 Sonic HE
18 owner reviews
“Very high quality, nice keyboard. Packaging is superb. Only the keycaps feel like they could be a little higher quality. But i'm going to get different anyways.”
Keychron V1 Max vs Qwertykeys Neo65 Sonic HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
24 of 29 specs differ
Keychron V1 Max
Qwertykeys Neo65 Sonic HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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
Qwertykeys Neo65 Sonic HE
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO-DE.
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