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K10 Max
Keychron's full-size wireless mechanical keyboard with QMK firmware and an optional hot-swappable version, connecting by 2.4 GHz receiver, Bluetooth or cable, suited to people who want a number pad on a mechanical keyboard for Mac and Windows.
- Layout
- Full size
- Switches
- Mechanical
- Backlight
- RGB
- Battery
- 190 hours
- Connects by
- Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable
- Weight
- 1530 g
What reviewers say
Reviewers praise the solid build, the deep, well-damped typing sound, responsive switches and the wide scope for customisation, and find it suits both work and games. Tom's Guide found the backlighting weak and missed a volume knob, while AppleInsider noted it is heavy to carry and comes in few case colours.
From tomsguide.com and appleinsider.com
Specifications
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- Layout
- Full size
- Switches
- Mechanical
- Backlight
- RGB
- Keys labelled for
- Mac, Windows and more
- Touch ID
- No
- Switches
- Keychron Super mechanical (Red, Brown or Banana) or Keychron Apex mechanical (Red, Brown or Banana; black RGB hot-swappable version, keychron.com); south-facing; hot-swappable version accepts normal-profile MX-style switches
- Keycaps
- Double-shot PBT, OSA profile; keycaps for Windows and macOS
- Layouts
- 108 keys (100%); ANSI (keychron.com); UK ISO (keychron.uk)
- Backlight
- 22 RGB backlight effects; a white-backlight version is also sold
- Special keys
- 12 multimedia keys; separate keymaps for Mac and Windows; N-key rollover wireless and wired
Connections and battery
- Connects by
- Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable
- Devices it switches between
- 3
- Power
- Rechargeable
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- Up to 190 hours
- Receiver
- 2.4 GHz USB receiver at 1,000 Hz polling; Bluetooth 5.1 at 90 Hz to up to three devices; USB-C wired at 1,000 Hz
- Battery life detail
- 4,000 mAh lithium-polymer battery; around 190 hours with the backlight off and around 100 hours with RGB at its lowest brightness (Keychron's lab tests)
- Works with
- macOS, Windows and Linux
- Software
- QMK firmware; Keychron Launcher web app for key remapping and macros
Design
- Weight
- 1530 g
- Width × depth × height
- 447.37 × 139.82 × 40.1 mm
- Size
- 447.37 × 139.82 mm, 1,530 g; 23.7 mm (front) and 29.8 mm (rear) high without keycaps, 32.9 mm and 40.1 mm with them; typing angles of 3.43°, 7.26° and 10.06°
- Materials
- ABS frame; steel plate; IXPE, PET and EPDM foams
- Colours
- Black, White (keychron.com)
Pros and cons
Pros
- Full-size 108-key layout with a number pad and four extra programmable keys
- Connects by 2.4 GHz receiver (1,000 Hz), Bluetooth to three devices, or USB-C cable (1,000 Hz)
- Hot-swappable version takes normal-profile MX-style switches; QMK firmware with the Keychron Launcher web app
Cons
- Weighs 1,530 g
- Around 100 hours per charge with the RGB backlight on at its lowest brightness
- 90 Hz polling over Bluetooth
Closest rivals
Model | Layout | Switches | Backlight | Battery | Connects by | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full size | Low-profile mechanical | RGB | 800 hours | Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable | 1080 g | Sept 2024 | |
| Full size | Mechanical | RGB | 190 hours | Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable | 1110 g | Feb 2024 | |
| Full size | Mechanical | RGB | 180 hours | Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable | 2184 g | Jan 2024 |
Sources
- keychron.uk/products/keychron-k10-max-qmk-wireless-custom-mechanical-keyboard-i…
- keychron.com/products/keychron-k10-max-qmk-wireless-mechanical-keyboard
Photo: cdn.shopify.com
- Black Keychron K10 Max ANSI keyboard with Super Red switch and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps: keychron.com/cdn/shop/files/Keychron-K10-Max-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Key…
- Black Keychron K10 Max ANSI keyboard with Super Brown switch and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps: keychron.com/cdn/shop/files/Keychron-K10-Max-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Key…
- Black Keychron K10 Max ANSI keyboard with Super Banana switch and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps: keychron.com/cdn/shop/files/Keychron-K10-Max-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Key…
- White Keychron K10 Max ANSI keyboard with Super Red switch and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps: keychron.com/cdn/shop/files/Keychron-K10-Max-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Key…
- White Keychron K10 Max ANSI keyboard with Super Brown switch and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps: keychron.com/cdn/shop/files/Keychron-K10-Max-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Key…
- White Keychron K10 Max ANSI keyboard with Super Banana switch and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps: keychron.com/cdn/shop/files/Keychron-K10-Max-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Key…
- Black Keychron K10 Max ANSI keyboard with Apex Red switch and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps: keychron.com/cdn/shop/files/Keychron-K10-Max-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Key…
- Black Keychron K10 Max ANSI keyboard with Apex Brown switch and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps: keychron.com/cdn/shop/files/Keychron-K10-Max-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Key…
- Black Keychron K10 Max ANSI keyboard with Apex Banana switch and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps: keychron.com/cdn/shop/files/Keychron-K10-Max-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Key…
- Keychron K10 Max UK ISO keyboard with Super Brown switch and included alternate keycaps: keychron.uk/cdn/shop/files/Keychron-K10-Max-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Keyb…
- Keychron K10 Max UK ISO keyboard with Super Banana switch and included alternate keycaps: keychron.uk/cdn/shop/files/Keychron-K10-Max-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Keyb…
- Keychron K10 Max Spanish ISO keyboard: cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0591/6318/1193/files/K10_Max_ES_ISO_layout.png
- Keychron K10 Max French ISO keyboard: cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0591/6318/1193/files/K10_Max_FR_ISO_layout.png
