K1 Max

Keychron

K1 Max

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Horrible experience, stay away from Keychron and resellers

Re "It had sticky key issues (not physically) where it would continue to repeat a key until that key was pressed again": The key release event was probably lost somewhere. Did it also happen in wired mode? A remote possibility is a key debounce time that is set way too high, perhaps depending on the

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PeterMortensenBlog in r/Keychron

November 5, 2025 5:22 PM

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Are Keychron switches supposed to die this fast?

Are you sure it is the switches? Have you done controlled experiments? For example, does a suspect switch still fail if inserted back in (in a different location)? Reseat before exchanging. Related: Keychron 2024 design and production quality issues with keychattering and missed keystrokes Keychron

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PeterMortensenBlog in r/Keychron

October 8, 2025 1:27 PM

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Should I buy the MX Mechanical now or wait for a refresh?

They’re great. I have the K1 Pro and K1 Max, both with brown switches and white backlighting. I have a slight preference for the newer K1 Max as they added acoustic foam which quiets down the keystrokes and makes typing feel more solid. It also seems like they’ve improved the material for the keycap

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StokeJar in r/logitech

October 15, 2025 9:11 PM

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Good replacement keyboard

K1 Max or K3 Max if you want to try something slightly more compact than TKL

Weddedtoreddit2 in r/Keychron

October 28, 2025 11:51 PM

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sometimes keys get stuck on repeat randomly when I'm typing on my Q5.

I have experienced the same issue with K1 Max, and my testing revealed that an issue with NKEY rollover (NKRO). If NKRO is in "unlimited" mode, I had issues with duplicate letter while typing. If NKRO was "limited" (so only a 6 keys can be activated at a time), the issue was immediately gone. I file

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Odd-Specialist760 in r/Keychron

November 7, 2025 7:38 PM

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Gaps between keycaps

OK, looking at the Keychron website, it looks like the original K1 had more chiclet-style keycaps, like a Macbook, while the K1 Max has keycaps that are more like a Thinkpad. I can't find any chiclet keycaps, but perhaps one of these shine-through keycap sets would work better? https://www.amazon.co

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ArgentStonecutter in r/Keychron

January 13, 2026 1:32 PM

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/r/MechKeyboards Ask ANY Keyboard related question

I am looking for a a low profile TKL keyboard to take into office. I am currently considering the Keychron K1 Max, but based on the videos I has seen of it, it may be too loud for an office environment.Being based in Melbourne Australia, what would be my options for silent switches to use with it?

cnanayakkara in r/MechKeyboards

January 27, 2026 10:55 AM

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Keychron is a joke

My two K1 Max Ultra-Slim keyboards operated wireless started out petty good, but after about one year they started repeating random keys. Mine was worse than my wife's but both do it. I tried charging them thinking maybe it was due to a low battery, but it didn't help. I've tried blowing them out wi

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KreeH in r/Keychron

January 29, 2026 7:20 PM

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New firmware update (1.1.0) for K1 version 6 QMK

K1 Max too. I say kudos to the Keychron team for these changes. Per-key RGB and adjustable backlight and sleep times were on my wishlist for this keyboard. Other that the LEDs being a bit on the dim side, I now consider this a near-perfect keyboard for me. Now do the M3...

EasyEar0 in r/Keychron

August 7, 2025 1:59 AM

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What debounce time do you have configured on your Keychron?

The 50 ms is for treating the symptoms for the Keychron 2024 design and production quality issues with keychattering and missed keystrokes. Until April 2025, the default for the gasket-mounted keyboards was 20 ms (also treating the symptoms). The 50 ms is only reflected in the source code for V3 Max

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PeterMortensenBlog in r/Keychron

September 4, 2025 8:18 PM

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