V1 Max

Released November 2023

Keychron's lower-priced 75% wireless mechanical keyboard with a plastic body, gasket mount, knob and hot-swappable switches, suited to people who want a custom-style keyboard without the Q series' aluminium price.

Layout: Compact
Switches: Mechanical
Backlight: RGB
Battery: 190 hours
Connects by: Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable
Weight: 770 g

Specifications

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Typing

Layout: Compact
Switches: Mechanical
Backlight: RGB
Keys labelled for: Mac, Windows and more
Touch ID: No
Switches: Gateron Jupiter switches (Red, Brown or Banana); hot-swappable with most 3-pin and 5-pin MX-style switches; screw-in PCB stabilisers
Keycaps: OSA-profile double-shot PBT, not shine-through; keycaps for Windows and macOS
Layouts: 75% with a knob; ANSI (keychron.com); UK ISO (keychron.uk)
Backlight: South-facing RGB LEDs
Special keys: Programmable rotary knob; Mac/Windows system toggle that keeps a separate layout for each; 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; up to 190 hours with the backlight off and up to 100 hours with RGB at its lowest brightness (Keychron's lab tests)
Charging: USB-C; around 5 hours to charge; Type-C cable with a Type-A to Type-C adapter
Works with: Windows, macOS and Linux
Software: QMK firmware with VIA and the Keychron Launcher web app

Design

Weight: 770 g
Size: 328.5 × 148.7 mm; 21.5 mm high at the front and 29.4 mm at the back without keycaps; 2 mm feet; typing angles of 3.5°, 7.1° and 9.5°; 770 g ± 10 g fully assembled
Materials: ABS plastic body; PC plate; gasket mount; sound-absorbing foam
Colours: Carbon Black

Pros and cons

Pros

Connects by 2.4 GHz receiver (1,000 Hz), Bluetooth to three devices, or USB-C cable (1,000 Hz)
Hot-swappable with most 3-pin and 5-pin MX-style switches; screw-in PCB stabilisers
QMK/VIA firmware and a programmable knob; Mac and Windows keycaps included

Cons

ABS plastic body rather than aluminium
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
LogitechMX Mechanical Mini	Compact	Low-profile mechanical	White	10 months	Bluetooth and USB receiver	612 g	May 2022
LogitechPRO X 60	Compact	Mechanical	RGB	65 hours	Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable	610 g	Apr 2024
LogitechPOP Keys	Compact	Mechanical	None	36 months	Bluetooth and USB receiver	779 g	Nov 2021

Sources

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Keychron V1 Max QMK Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard 75_ Layout Fully Assembled Knob for Mac Windows Linux Gateron Jupiter Red: Keychron official global product gallery — exact published filename Keychron-V1-Max-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Keyboard-75_-Layout-Fully-Assembled-Knob-for-Mac-Windows-Linux-Gateron-Jupiter-Red_c19869a6-3c1d-41fc-962c-2896d416a9b6.jpg
Keychron V1 Max QMK Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard 75_ Layout Fully Assembled Knob for Mac Windows Linux Gateron Jupiter Brown: Keychron official global product gallery — exact published filename Keychron-V1-Max-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Keyboard-75_-Layout-Fully-Assembled-Knob-for-Mac-Windows-Linux-Gateron-Jupiter-Brown_4f90a0c2-ceb5-4b68-bdaf-1f9f58e07296.jpg
Keychron V1 Max QMK Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard 75_ Layout Fully Assembled Knob for Mac Windows Linux Gateron Jupiter Banana: Keychron official global product gallery — exact published filename Keychron-V1-Max-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Keyboard-75_-Layout-Fully-Assembled-Knob-for-Mac-Windows-Linux-Gateron-Jupiter-Banana_63b4d305-6f11-4d37-93c1-76aeb228b7c9.jpg
Keychron V1 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard 75% Layout for Mac Windows Linux Barebone: Keychron official global product gallery — exact published filename Keychron-V1-Max-QMK-VIA-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Keyboard-75-Percent-Layout-for-Mac-Windows-Linux-Barebone.jpg
Keychron V1 Max UK ISO Carbon Black Gateron Jupiter Brown keyboard with alternate keycaps: Keychron official UK ISO product page — exact published filename Keychron-V1-Max-QMK-VIA-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Keyboard-75_-Layout-Fully-Assembled-Knob-for-Mac-Windows-Linux-Gateron-Jupiter-Brown-ISO-UK-layout_1c1f15c8-9d3d-4a18-8665-11950cbf4.jpg
Keychron V1 Max UK ISO Carbon Black Gateron Jupiter Banana keyboard with alternate keycaps: Keychron official UK ISO product page — exact published filename Keychron-V1-Max-QMK-VIA-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Keyboard-75_-Layout-Fully-Assembled-Knob-for-Mac-Windows-Linux-Gateron-Jupiter-Banana-ISO-UK-layout_b3fd5d5f-5428-4aad-9df6-f81ebcc9.jpg
UK-ISO Layout of Keychron V1 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Keyboard 75% ISO Layout: Keychron official UK ISO product page — exact published filename V1-Max-UK-keycaps.jpg
German DE-ISO Layout of Keychron V1 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Keyboard 75% ISO Layout: Keychron official UK ISO product page — exact published filename V1-Max-German-Keycaps.jpg
Swiss-ISO Layout of Keychron V1 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Keyboard 75% ISO Layout: Keychron official UK ISO product page — exact published filename V1-Max-Swiss-keycaps.jpg
Nordic-ISO of Keychron V1 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Keyboard 75% ISO Layout: Keychron official UK ISO product page — exact published filename V1-Max-Nordic-keycaps.jpg
Keychron V1 Max supplied shared-family USB-A and USB-C wireless receivers (maker caption: Wireless Receiver): Keychron official UK ISO product page — exact published filename type-A-and-type-C-receiver-for-the-V5-Max-wireless-mechanical-keyboard_b5e639c1-5224-4e3c-a9c8-8a92b976b467.jpg
Keychron V1 Max ISO physical switch sockets, Gateron Jupiter Red switches and navy keycaps close-up: Keychron UK exact V1 Max ISO product page — V1-Max-ISO-hot-swappable.jpg

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