Keychron V8 Max (Alice Layout) QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard
Keychron V8 Max (Alice Layout) QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard - Fully Assembled Knob / Carbon Black / Gateron Jupiter Red is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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- ABS plastic housing
- The keyboard PCB, screw-in stabs, and the PC plate
- Double-shot OSA PBT keycaps (including Mac & Windows keycaps)
- Gateron Jupiter switches
The barebone version does not include the keycaps and switches.
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Keychron V8 Max
The V8 Max is a QMK custom mechanical keyboard with 2.4 GHz wireless and Bluetooth 5.1 connection. Coming in a 65% Alice layout, it offers a gasket mount design, sound-absorbing foam, double-shot PBT keycaps, and more to take your typing experience to a new level, delivering enhanced comfort and productivity.
Choose the keycaps, switches and more accessories for your V8 Max
All-around customizable keyboard
To build a fully customizable keyboard, we designed every component to be easily assembled so you can customize and adjust any or every parts the way you want.
2.4 GHz & Bluetooth Connection
Experience peak gaming performance on the fly with the 2.4 GHz wireless connection boasting a rapid 1000 Hz polling rate. For seamless multitasking across your computer, phone, and tablet, you can effortlessly connect the V8 Max via Bluetooth 5.1 to three devices.
Dual Receivers
For a better 2.4 GHz wireless experience, the V8 Max comes with Type-C and Type-A receivers. Enjoy the quick plug-and-play time. Or, put them away in the keyboard magnetic storage slot at the top right corner.
An Epic Core Inside The Keyboard
A powerful ARM architecture MCU equipped with 256K Flash will provide more flexibility for developers. The polling rate is 1000 Hz right out of the box, which makes the latency hardly noticeable even in competitive games.
OSA Profile Double-shot PBT Keycaps
These double-shot PBT keycaps have a similar height to the OEM profile and has an SA-like shape. We named it the OSA (OEM spherical angled) keycap. The PBT keycaps will provide excellent oil resistance, enhance the type feel, and prevent the legends from fading out.
Switch Layouts Between macOS & Windows
Built with the Mac users’ experience in mind while still retaining compatibility for Windows devices, the Keychron V8 Max comes with a system toggle and an additional set of customized keycaps for both Windows and macOS systems. You can now save two different layouts on the keyboard, one for each system.
Gasket Mount Design
By adopting a gasket mount design along with a PC (Polycarbonate) plate, the V8 Max reduces acoustic resonance, delivering a softer and quieter typing experience with enhanced flexibility.
Program with QMK & Launcher.
The open-source QMK firmware means endless possibilities for key remapping, macros, shortcuts, and more. Now you can easily customize each key with the Keychron Launcher web app.
* Please use the latest version of Chrome / Opera / Edge browser to open the Launcher and connect the keyboard to your device via wired mode.
Hot-swappable
The hot-swappable sockets are mounted on the PCB, so you can install or change the switches without soldering. The PCB supports both 3-pin and 5-pin MX mechanical switches.
South-facing RGB LED Lights
The south-facing RGB LED is designed to better illuminate the keyboard backlight from the typist’s angle with the premium non-shine-through PBT keycaps installed. The south-facing RGB is also free from interference when the users install OEM or Cherry-profile alternative keycaps on the keyboard.
Gateron Jupiter Switch
Our exclusive Gateron Jupiter mechanical switch (for the Fully Assembled version only) comes with a 3-pin design, its pre-lubed with a reliable Gateron quality standard with up to 80 million keystrokes lifespan. While their unique LED diffuser design offers high RGB backlight transmittance and softer backlight effect.
The banana switch provides an early tactile bump at the top with a uniquely smooth experience like those Panda switches on the market.
Screw-In PCB Stabilizers
Even small part matters for your fingertip feel. We’ve integrated the PCB-mounted screw-in stabilizers for a smoother typing experience with less wobbliness on the big keys such as space bar, shift, enter, and delete. The Keychron V8 Max also supports third-party screw-in PCB stabilizers.
Looking for ISO Layout?
The V1 ISO collection comes with fully assembled keyboards with 🇬🇧UK, 🇩🇪German, 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪Nordic, 🇨🇭Swiss, 🇫🇷French, and 🇪🇸 Spanish layout.
What's in the box?
Specs
| Width | 138 mm |
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| Length | 359.5 mm |
| Front Height | 22 mm (without keycaps) |
| Back Height | 29.5 mm (without keycaps) |
| Feet Height | 2 mm |
| Angle | 4° / 9° / 10.5° |
| Weight | 745 ± 10g (Fully Assembled Version) |
| Body Material | ABS Plastic |
| Plate Material | PC |
| Polling Rate | 1000 Hz (2.4 GHz and wired) / 90 Hz (Bluetooth mode) |
| Mount Style | Gasket Mount Design |
| Bluetooth Device Name | Keychron V8 Max |
| Battery | 4000 mAh Rechargeable li-polymer battery |
|---|---|
| Wireless Working Time (Backlit off) | Up to 225 hours (Lab test result may vary by actual use) |
| Wireless Working Time (RGB) | Up to 100 hours (Lowest brightness) |
| Charging Time | Around 5 hours |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.1 |
| Compatible System | Windows/macOS/Linux |
| N-Key Rollover (NKRO) | Yes for both wireless and wired modes |
| Hot-swappable | Yes. Compatible with most of the 3 pin & 5 pin MX mechanical switches such as Gateron, Cherry MX, Kailh, etc. |
| Keycaps (Fully Assembled Version) | Double-shot PBT keycaps, not shine-through, OSA Profile (OEM height, SA shape) |
|---|---|
| MCU | ARM Cortex-M4 32-bit STM32F402 (256KB Flash) |
| Switches | Gateron Jupiter (Fully Assembled Version) |
| Backlight | South-facing RGB LED |
| Stabilizer | Screw-in PCB stabs |
| Charging Port | USB Type-C |
| Cable | Type-C cable + Type-A to Type-C adapter |
| Operating Environment | -10℃ to 50℃ |
Learn more about the Keychron V8 Max such as the V8 Max shortcuts, assembling the V8 Max, factory reset, and more in the FAQ section.
