Keychron V1 Max 75% RGB Custom Mechanical Keyboard, 2.4Ghz/Bluetooth 5.1/Wired QMK/VIA Programmable Macro, Hot-Swappable Gateron Jupiter Banana Switch Gasket Mount for Mac Windows

Superior quality. Keyboard has a great feel to it. I got the Banana Tactile Gateron Jupiter switches. There is a soft tactile feel and sound, but they aren't super clicky, so maybe watch a video to hear what they sound like, depending on what type of switch you're looking for. It includes a braided cable so you can use it wired or wirelessly. The keyboard works well for long gaming sessions or productivity.

Honestly a surprisingly good cheap board. The accessories in the box, high quality cable, SUPER lightweight yet not a cheap feeling board by any means, the switches feel amazing. Smooth and buttery with a chime to them. No rattle. It's a properly built board no doubt. I have 500-1000 dollar boards and I can honestly say I would rather type on this. Many functions with the board was a nice feature. Keycaps aren't horrible. I think the font is a little goofy on some keys like Comic sans, even though it's not. But I probably wont replace them. It's an extremely nice board and I suggest buying it to try it. At this price point you can't go wrong. It's a LITTLE noisey with these switches but I'm not bottoming out and it's not LOUD by anymeans. Just a little noisey.

Hardware: 1/5 - extreme value but defective Customer service: 0/5 - more like customer disservice I originally held off on writing this review as I was waiting to hear back from someone higher up at Keychron regarding a solution I developed to their phantom keypress issue. I have purchased 5 keychron keyboards in the last month (3x V1 Max, Q12, Q1 Max) fitted with a combination of Gateron Jupiter Red/Brown/Banana and GPro Brown switches. They all have an issue where pressing the space bar sometimes results in two spacebar inputs instead of one. The Jupiter reds are the least problematic switches of the bunch, and the issue almost never happens. What makes this tragic, is that the phantom spacebar keypress is an issue is at the firmware level. It's not a hardware issue, at least for the 5 keyboard I've received. I spent an afternoon developing a fix which took all of two lines of code. From my conversations with support, in trying to discuss my solution with them, they don't seem to comprehend what I'm communicating. VIA support is tragic on the wireless models. You have to use Keychron's launcher as it simply does not work in VIA, regardless of following the obvious support steps (e.g updating firmware). QMK support for the wireless models would be a pain for the average user, as the firmware for these models is not even available on the main QMK branch. Super. Facepalm. Keychron produces a compelling product at an excellent price point. However, their quality control (if they even have such process) and customer support ruin the brand for me. If they focused on perfecting their core product, they'd be sitting on a gem.

Even as a used keyboard it works well and is in great condition. I wouldn’t have known it was previously used if they hadn’t told me. Great value for the price.

I’ve always liked keychron. My first ever mechanical keyboard was a K2, and used it till it died. I’ve used boards from Corsair, HyperX, Razer, and I’ve built a few customs. At $100 for a fully assembled board, it’s a compelling buy and, in my opinion, beats out anything you could walk into a Best Buy to get. It’s gasket mounted, which is a welcome change from the stiffer tray mounts in the V1, though I do miss the weight added by the heavier plate. I’m hoping keychron adds different plates for this soon, since I’ve kind of fallen out of love with polycarbonate plates like this one. The board is very light, due mainly to the all-plastic construction, and exhibits some flex, but that’s to be expected. An FR4 or aluminum plate would add some welcome heft. Stock, the board has a decent amount of gasket flex and the banana switches are a nice, if uninspiring switch with a nice tactile bump right at the top. Still better than the godawful Gateron browns that commonly get used in boards like this. I appreciate that they’re lighter than a traditional “Holy Panda” switch which I find a tad heavy. Not sure if they’re factory lubed, but mine exhibit some noticeable ping, but only if I’m really listening for it. The typing experience is excellent… that’s it. Not even a “given the price” caveat. This thing types better than just about anything you’ll get at Best Buy, and is very competitive with similarly priced and spaced boards from companies like Womier, Feker, and others. My one paint point: the stabilizers. They’re fine, but they rattle and, even after lubing and modding are still not amazing. Not something I can get too mad about given the price, but… Connectivity is great: 3 Bluetooth devices (albeit at higher latency and low polling rates), 2.4 ghz wireless with both USB-A and USB-C dongles (which are secured in the board with magnets - Logitech should take a note, since I’ve already lost the dongle on my MX-Mechanical Mini twice), or good ol’ wired. The bottom case foam is thinner than I’d expected and doesn’t provide as much “THOCK” as the silicone pads from the regular V-series, but the sounds is more textured and marble-y, with a nice pop. Tl;dr - good connectivity, great typing experience, good switches, very modable. Decent sound, a little lightweight, currently no alternative plate options.

Sounds very satisfying. I got the yellow banana switches. I love that they include tools to break it down as needed. I like wired connection and I use this with a powered usb hub for steam deck. Led patterns are easy to play with with adjustable brightness. These are downward facing leds so if you want something brighter, keep that in mind. Excellent price, fast delivery, typing is a dream on this keyboard. 5/5 would recommend and buy again as needed. Looking into keycaps to customize it more.

I initially kind of hated this keyboard because it really isn't much like the old 1980s/1990s mechanical keyboards that had loud click switches and thin, plastic housing with no dampening materials. Those things were kind of cool but would wake the dead and honestly often had fairly trash build quality. Even the Model M, at least the space saver Model M2 was pretty flexy. This thing has more of a deep, resonant tone and sounds a bit like a louder version of linear switches. Makes me think a bit of an Apple IIC or Cherry space saver. Feel with the gateron jupiters is much better though. So easy to type super fast on these and make very few mistakes. Would highly recommend this version of the space saver layout too for general, casual computing. IT's quite compact so it doesn't take up much space on a common desk, but it also isn't overly cramped or missing common keys like the function keys and page/home keys and arrows keys. Anyway, the main issue in keyboard space is how wide it is, so taking off the Fn keys and going super mini doesn't practically save space. As a summarization, this probably is not the best keyboard in the world but it's probably a matter of diminishing returns past this point and is fantastic for word processing and other keyboard-oriented computing tasks.

Worked really well for the first month but after that it C S and Space keys all started double clicking very often. Also the top left presses down a lot more compared to the rest of the keyboard. Dont recommend

I love the key sound of this and experience of using it with Windows. I will try this with a mac and will share the experience. However, I had started to experience ghosting on some keys after just 3 months which has stopped for now but is certainly a concern for me. I will keep this comment updated if the issue reoccurs in the future within the warranty period

be careful, customer support is basically non-existent. i've found out from some google/reddit browsing that keychron's had issues with their PCBs, unfortunately, i got a board with a faulty PCB. problems surfaced about a month in, so after the amazon exchange/return window.