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Keychron · V Max
V3 Max
Keychron's lower-priced tenkeyless 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
- Tenkeyless
- Switches
- Mechanical
- Backlight
- RGB
- Battery
- 190 hours
- Connects by
- Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable
- Weight
- 895 g
Specifications
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- Layout
- Tenkeyless
- 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
- 80% TKL 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
- 895 g
- Size
- 367.8 × 149 mm; 23.6 mm high at the front and 32.5 mm at the back without keycaps; 2 mm feet; typing angles of 4°, 7° and 10°; 895 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenkeyless | Low-profile mechanical | RGB | 36 hours | Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable | 880 g | Jun 2024 | |
| Tenkeyless | Low-profile mechanical | RGB | 1000 hours | Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable | 860 g | Sept 2024 | |
| Tenkeyless | Magnetic (Hall effect) | RGB | – | Cable | 974 g | Sept 2024 |
Sources
- keychron.uk/products/keychron-v3-max-qmk-wireless-custom-mechanical-keyboard-is…
- keychron.com/products/keychron-v3-max-qmk-via-wireless-custom-mechanical-keyboa…
- Keychron V3 Max QMK Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard 80% Layout Fully Assembled Knob for Mac Windows Linux Gateron Jupiter Red: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max QMK Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard 80% Layout Fully Assembled Knob for Mac Windows Linux Gateron Jupiter Red. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max QMK Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard 80% Layout Fully Assembled Knob for Mac Windows Linux Gateron Jupiter Brown: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max QMK Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard 80% Layout Fully Assembled Knob for Mac Windows Linux Gateron Jupiter Brown. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max QMK Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard 80% Layout Fully Assembled Knob for Mac Windows Linux Gateron Jupiter Banana: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max QMK Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard 80% Layout Fully Assembled Knob for Mac Windows Linux Gateron Jupiter Banana. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard 80% Layout Fully Assembled Knob for Mac Windows Barebone: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard 80% Layout Fully Assembled Knob for Mac Windows Barebone. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max UK ISO with Gateron Jupiter Brown switch and included alternate keycaps: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max UK ISO with Gateron Jupiter Brown switch and included alternate keycaps. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max UK ISO with Gateron Jupiter Banana switch and included alternate keycaps: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max UK ISO with Gateron Jupiter Banana switch and included alternate keycaps. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max UK ISO keyboard and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max UK ISO keyboard and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max German ISO keyboard and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max German ISO keyboard and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max Swiss ISO keyboard and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max Swiss ISO keyboard and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max Nordic ISO keyboard and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max Nordic ISO keyboard and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max French ISO keyboard and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max French ISO keyboard and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max Spanish ISO keyboard and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max Spanish ISO keyboard and included alternate Mac/Windows keycaps. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max UK ISO hot-swap sockets and Gateron Jupiter switches close-up: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max UK ISO hot-swap sockets and Gateron Jupiter switches close-up. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max keyboard on blue and red paper: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max keyboard on blue and red paper. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max keyboard on a desk with glasses and a pen: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max keyboard on a desk with glasses and a pen. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max keyboard in a desk setup with headphones and a mouse: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max keyboard in a desk setup with headphones and a mouse. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max keyboard on a rock in a dark studio: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max keyboard on a rock in a dark studio. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max keyboard angled across white blocks: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max keyboard angled across white blocks. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max ISO keyboard in a desk setup with a tablet: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max ISO keyboard in a desk setup with a tablet. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max ISO keyboard on a grey desk mat: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max ISO keyboard on a grey desk mat. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max ISO keyboard angled on a desk mat: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max ISO keyboard angled on a desk mat. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max ISO keyboard viewed from above in a desk setup: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max ISO keyboard viewed from above in a desk setup. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max rear receiver-storage slots with the keyboard and its USB receivers: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max rear receiver-storage slots with the keyboard and its USB receivers. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
- Keychron V3 Max ISO keyboard with removed keycaps showing their undersides: Keychron official product media; Keychron V3 Max ISO keyboard with removed keycaps showing their undersides. Complete supplied framing, background and native alpha retained.
