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

Okay-ish quality for a $150 keyboard, however it has tons of connectivity issues on both Mac and Windows. I wouldn’t recommend it if you don’t want to spend hours debugging and trying to figure out why the keyboard randomly stops working or why certain keys sometimes don’t respond on the first press.

Pretty much quality per dollar goat.

Keychron delivers another high value enthusiast keyboard. I am a casual keyboard enthusiast for perspective. I am aware of some more expensive and drop only brands/models but Keychron just does the trick for me as I have 6 of their keyboards now (Two K2, Two V1, One V1 Max and One V2 Max). The 2.4ghz wireless is actually really good, I can't notice any lag with key presses. Range is way more than enough, I walked about 5ft away from the computer and it still easily picked up the key presses. It can also get into the computer BIOS without issue too since the signal lock happens fast. The sound profile is nice too. I prefer the V-series over the Q-Series which can be pingy rather than the deeper tone I prefer. I have V series keyboards now with yellow, red, oil kings and north polls, they all sound good on the V-series (and Max). Knob versions, I require this now. I use it for volume and the pressing it is mapped to "media play" which will pause/play whatever is going on (music or videos). I tend to like to move my keyboard around on my desk so the weight is enough so it stays put but not annoying to slide around on my mouse type desk mat. The Q-series is too heavy to just slide, you basically have to lift it up which can be annoying if you move your keyboard intentionally a few times a day. Battery, no idea on how long it will last because I just charge it overnight every 2-3 days. Being USB-C, it is just easy to charge overnight since I have a USB-C charger at my desk for my phone. Hot swap makes it easy to change switches so you can find the ones you like most. Barebones are great if you already know how you want to finish assembly but fully assembled is hardly more expensive so sometimes I just buy assembled and use the switches and caps for spare parts. Can't go wrong, give it a try. The V2 Max is also great if you don't use your F-Keys.

Review from a normal person non-keyboard enthusiast. TLDR: It's great, wish it had black keys, but worth it especially for mac users. I'm not a keyboard enthusiast. If you need a $200+ custom keyboard this review isn't aimed at you. I'm just needed a mechanical keyboard for a mac that was wireless. This hit it out of the park for my needs. It comes with mac keys which most other comparable keyboards do not. You don't get the windows specific keys if that's your need. The 2.4ghz is great and that's all i use. I get no lag when i come back to the computer which i got with my old anker bluetooth. I can't speak for lag with this bluetooth as i haven't used the bluetooth. It comes lubed. So much that you can see the lube when you remove the keys. You can see them in the pictures. It comes with red accent keys but that's not my thing so i removed them. I went with brown switches and they have nice sound in my opinion. It's not clicky and loud or anything but it's not silent. Price it's expensive. To a normal person $100 for a keyboard is pricey. But in context of the genre of higher end keyboard that go over $200 this is considered "affordable." In that sense it's worth the price. I don't regret paying the price. It is plastic but for me it's quite weighty. It does not feel cheap. If you have to have an all metal case this won't satisfy you. But for everyone else you'll be thrilled. Great battery. After two months and 25 days of every day use on 2.4 ghz wireless, rbg off, i still have 70% battery remaining! I also love that it comes with bluetooth and 2.4 ghz dongles and a magnetic place to store both on the board. My one and only issue is on two occasions my all caps key has gotten stuck. I fixed it simply by removing the brown switch and reseating the same switch. I'm not sure why that is. It's only happened twice. Hasn't happened in about 3 weeks. Could be a bad switch but even so the issue hasn't reoccured yet. The space bar sounds hollow so i did the tape mod on it as i saw on the internet. I must say it does sound "thockier" as they say. It's less hollow. It has VIA with i wanted as an option but out the box it's so good i haven't even tried via and no need to remap. The volume is awesome. You push to mute. I use it all the time. I turned off the rgb as i like a less flashy gamer look. But it's there and it works. I wish it came with black keys but. maybe i'll buy a set of replacement keys. I gave it 3 out of 5 stars for value cause its' good but it's not cheap. It's only cheap to enthusiasts. I gave it 5 stars overall cause for me it's the best choice in a 75% if you use a mac and want to keep it near $100.

Several hotswap sockets were defective (sockets not switches), I had to order replacement hotswap sockets directly from Gateron in order to fix them myself (yea I will have to solder the replacement sockets myself). Quality control for this brand does not exists. It is a shame as the packaging, features and PCB construction is up to par to the cost of this product, quality control sucks though. Don't bother with this brand unless you can buy it for dirt cheap, know how to solder and be ok with ordering replacement parts.