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Well, I received a keychron keyboard a few days ago. I ordered a used K1 v5 (Keychron does small, infrequent production runs so it was out of stock everywhere).

Well, I received a keychron keyboard a few days ago. I ordered a used K1 v5 (Keychron does small, infrequent production runs so it was out of stock everywhere). After some examination, I've received a v4. It's the previous gen mechanical switch instead of the current optical switch. Someone apparently peeled off the sticker with the model and serial number and one key stabilizer is broken from wear, which strongly implies someone bought a v5 and returned a v4 they already owned. Apparently this is a common scam on Amazon now This is a tangent, but I just looked at Keychron's website, and I don't know how someone is supposed to choose from all the models and options. And there seems not to be a "comparison" page on their site.

Nursie 3y ago
I bought one recently, a K8. I was also confused, I think I had to find a reddit thread explaining what the ranges were ... IIRC Q is the full-fat, fully programmable, hot-swappable top of the range. V is like Q but a bit more budget-friendly, may have plastic cases etc. K is their 'standard' range, some have hot-swappable switches, some don't, generally not programmable. C is budget K, wired only. But then there's various pro, max, god knows what variants. It's a ludicrously wide product range. All I can say for sure is I really like my K8.
pushcx 3y ago
They do have a comparison page, but it's hard to find, incomplete, and leaves out significant information: https://www.keychron.com/blogs/news/difference-among-keychron-keyboards https://www.keychron.com/blogs/news/difference-among-keychro... The KeyChron Discord has seen enough questions that it has many bot autoresponders to explain model differences. I thought the experience of selecting among the many very similar, poorly-named models was a frustrating slog, but it seems unlikely to change given that they sell out their production runs. As long as you happen to quote it, I forgot a key sentence in my story: I placed my order with the official Keychron store and it was fulfilled by Amazon.

Nursie 3y ago

I bought one recently, a K8. I was also confused, I think I had to find a reddit thread explaining what the ranges were ... IIRC Q is the full-fat, fully programmable, hot-swappable top of the range. V is like Q but a bit more budget-friendly, may have plastic cases etc. K is their 'standard' range, some have hot-swappable switches, some don't, generally not programmable. C is budget K, wired only. But then there's various pro, max, god knows what variants. It's a ludicrously wide product range. All I can say for sure is I really like my K8.

pushcx 3y ago

They do have a comparison page, but it's hard to find, incomplete, and leaves out significant information: https://www.keychron.com/blogs/news/difference-among-keychron-keyboards https://www.keychron.com/blogs/news/difference-among-keychro... The KeyChron Discord has seen enough questions that it has many bot autoresponders to explain model differences. I thought the experience of selecting among the many very similar, poorly-named models was a frustrating slog, but it seems unlikely to change given that they sell out their production runs. As long as you happen to quote it, I forgot a key sentence in my story: I placed my order with the official Keychron store and it was fulfilled by Amazon.