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Keychron V3 Max vs Keydous NJ80 Pro

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron V3 Max

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

Rules this board out

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

Get the

Keydous NJ80 Pro

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 15% of 75% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

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

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 V3 Max

Keydous NJ80 Pro

  • Layout size

    80%

    75%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired, Wireless

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    5,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    ABS, Plastic

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron V3 Max
  • Keydous NJ80 Pro
Performance
82
68
Build quality
86
49
Productivity
98
68
Customizability
98
74
Portability
76
80

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron V3 Max vs Keydous NJ80 Pro specs

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

20 of 28 specs differ

Keychron V3 Max

Keydous NJ80 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

80%
75%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
Yes

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired, Wireless

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
5,000 mAhBetter

USB passthrough

No
Yes

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
Aluminum

Plate material

Polycarbonate
FR4

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

895 g
1,400 g

Dimensions

24 x 149 x 368 mm
27 x 140 x 325 mm

Typing angle

4°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2025

Where to buy

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

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For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron V3 Max

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW

    Out of stockShips to you

    Go to Keychron
  • Keychron (DE)

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

    In stockDoes not ship to you

    Go to Keychron (DE)

Keydous NJ80 Pro

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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