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Keychron V3 Max vs Leopold FC630MBT

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron V3 Max

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% 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.

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Leopold FC630MBT

Build quality in the bottom 25% of 60% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or 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

Leopold FC630MBT

  • Layout size

    80%

    60%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    ABS, Plastic

    ABS

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron V3 Max
  • Leopold FC630MBT
Performance
82
56
Build quality
86
47
Productivity
98
51
Customizability
98
45
Portability
76
77

What they share

  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron V3 Max vs Leopold FC630MBT specs

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

15 of 27 specs differ

Keychron V3 Max

Leopold FC630MBT

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

80%
60%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
ABS

Plate material

Polycarbonate
FR4

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

895 g
—

Dimensions

24 x 149 x 368 mm
—

Typing angle

4°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
Yes, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2024
2024

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

  • Keychron (DE)

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

    In stockDoes not ship to you

Leopold FC630MBT

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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