Q5 Max

Keychron

Q5 Max

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Keychron is a scam company, please DO NOT BUY.

If you by "they" mean the people who had problems, some of them have troubleshooted it, found the root cause, and fixed it/repaired it. Warranty, if the process works, is the correct action, but the point is that the causes of this problem are fairly well known. Misaligned plates Due to the physical

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PeterMortensenBlog in r/Keychron

March 12, 2026 3:24 PM

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Is getting a keychron worth it anymore

I’ve been using a keychron Q5 max since mid 2024 and it’s an excellent keyboard. No issues

PsychoticChemist in r/Keychron

January 29, 2026 12:48 AM

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1800/96

Keychron Q5 Max (though Keychron has some potential quality issues), KBDFans Athena 1800 (not pre-built; you'll need to assemble it and supply stabs, switches and keycaps), Epomaker Galaxy100 and Galaxy 100 Lite, Akko Mineral 02, Akko Gem 02, Yunzii AL98, RK S98 There's probably others.

MBSMD in r/keyboards

February 3, 2026 11:57 AM

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/r/MechanicalKeyboards Ask ANY Keyboard question, get an answer - March 05, 2026

I'm far away from being experienced in the custom keyboard game so my advide could certainly be a little "uneducated". But from the little things I do know at this point: I personally wouldn't reccommend Keychron. I had the Q5 Max and the space bar had a horrible rattle with both sides not gripping

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Grantelbartson in r/MechanicalKeyboards

March 5, 2026 1:44 PM

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Serial number on q1 max?

For me it didnt take long to respond however they said they only cover items bought direclty from keychron website anything else should go through the 3rd party seller, after a lot back and forth their only solution was to buy replacement pcb(hoping it would fix the problem which didnt, bought secon

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No-Zucchini-6894 in r/Keychron

April 14, 2026 11:45 PM

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/r/MechanicalKeyboards Ask ANY Keyboard question, get an answer - November 27, 2025

Another newcomer here, looking for recommendations. I really like the 96%/1800/mini full size layouts. Realized I do not use any of the keys in the home section of a full sized keyboard outside of delete. However, I do need a number pad for work and a separate num pad doesn't appeal to me.All that t

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carolina_hokie in r/MechanicalKeyboards

November 27, 2025 3:05 PM

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/r/MechanicalKeyboards Ask ANY Keyboard question, get an answer - November 27, 2025

i actually almost pulled the trigger on a Q5 Max but was turned off from the same issues too, it's why i went Q5 Pro (i don't need the wireless, i'm wired only and the extra foam was hardly worth it given the price differential at the time for me was $50+ dollars). not a single issue since recieving

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rcthetree in r/MechanicalKeyboards

November 27, 2025 8:13 PM

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Looking for new keyboard (100%, ISO, VIA/QMK, hot swappable, RGB, wired only)

For what it’s worth I have a keychron Q5 Max that I bought in mid 2024 and it’s a great keyboard, no major issues

PsychoticChemist in r/Keychron

January 22, 2026 8:16 AM

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/r/MechanicalKeyboards Ask ANY Keyboard question, get an answer - February 17, 2026

Hi, first time builder of a mechanical keyboard and have somehow built an unusable keyboard. My keyboard has been double typing, missing letters and spaces to a great extent. I used the keyboard for ~3 months so it's quite new, but the problem has been quickly getting worse. I wonder if it's because

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Swaggary in r/MechanicalKeyboards

February 18, 2026 12:45 AM

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The decision paralysis is REAL

TLDR - Edit - just realized you want 75 so then the Rainy75 or K2 HE My recommendation is to go to a store like Microcenter or BestBuy and buy a couple that you have narrowed down and keep the one that feels the best to you and return the other. My preference for your price range would be the Wobkey

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Rough_Wish_1299 in r/keyboards

March 11, 2026 7:32 AM

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