V5 Max

Keychron

V5 Max

17 positive 1 neutral 7 negative

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Just one of many examples of why Keychron should be avoided.

I used to love Keychron, their keyboards were top notch and their service was good as well. Over the last year, I've had several of their newer keyboards just die on me, the V3 Max I purchased directly from them died a few weeks in, Keychron pulled this stunt on me. A V5 Max I bought from Amazon die

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badmark in r/BudgetKeebs

May 19, 2025 4:15 PM

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Keychron Q6 or V5 Max? Difference of $15 so I can't decide!

Q6. It is fully supported by QMK and Vial (because it a wired-only keyboard). It is in the main QMK project. Thus it supports the latest and greatest features. And you don't have to worry about managing the battery's charge state (or a fire). Don't participate in the lottery Getting a V5 Max is risk

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PeterMortensenBlog in r/Keychron

February 6, 2026 2:18 AM

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Keychron Q6 or V5 Max? Difference of $15 so I can't decide!

I have a V5 I bought a few years ago. Happy with it. So I upgraded to Q6 Max. Had massive double key press problems. Returned it. The replacement was exactly the same. So I replaced with Q6 HE. Still had the same problem, just not as bad. In short I'll never but keychron again. This sub is littered

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ByronEster in r/Keychron

February 6, 2026 1:22 PM

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Keychron Q6 or V5 Max? Difference of $15 so I can't decide!

Wow. Had no idea the entire V series is so problematic. Thanks for the info! Looks like I should steer clear of the V5 Max. I saw rtings review on both and am concerned about the pretty high latency on the Q6... This is just for work typing so I don't think it's an issue? rtings comparison

its_your_balls in r/Keychron

February 6, 2026 4:20 AM

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