Keychron K8 Max RGB Brown Switch Wireless Keyboard (Black) [K8M-J3]
- Colour: Black
Keychron K8 Max RGB Brown Switch Wireless Keyboard (black)
The Keychron K8 Max is a wireless mechanical keyboard combining innovative technology with exceptional comfort. With three connection modes (wireless and wired), it is perfect for both work and gaming. Advanced acoustic foams ensure a quiet and enjoyable typing experience, while the special switches provide the perfect tactile feedback with every keystroke. Fully customizable, you can personalize the keyboard to suit your needs, and hot-swappable functionality allows you to easily replace switches without soldering. The ergonomic tilt, OSA profile, and PBT keycaps deliver comfort even during extended sessions. It is ideal for those who value performance, style, and versatility for everyday work and entertainment.
Excellent Typing Quality – Comfort and Silence
The Keychron K8 Max is designed for exceptional comfort. Brown switches offer a perfect balance between tactile feedback and quiet operation, making them an excellent choice for both office and home use. The keyboard features advanced acoustic foams, including IXPE, PET, and EPDM, that effectively reduce noise for a pleasant and silent typing experience. The steel mounting plate adds stability and enhances the responsiveness of each keystroke.
Multiple Connection Options
The Keychron K8 Max offers three connection methods to adapt to your needs. 2.4 GHz with a 1000 Hz polling rate delivers ultra-fast response, ideal for gaming where every millisecond counts. Bluetooth 5.1 allows you to connect to three devices at once and switch seamlessly between your computer, tablet, and smartphone. A wired connection ensures stability and maximum transmission speed during stationary use.
Full Customization and Hot-Swapping
The K8 Max supports open QMK software, enabling full configuration of every key. Using the dedicated Keychron Launcher app, you can easily assign macros, shortcuts, and functions, tailoring the keyboard to your needs — perfect for programmers and gamers. The Keychron K8 Max is also hot-swappable, supporting both 3-pin and 5-pin mechanical switches (including Cherry, Gateron, Kailh, Panda, and others) without soldering. Customize your keyboard’s typing experience in seconds.
Attention to Detail and Stability
Keychron Super Switch offers new standards in mechanical keyboards. Each switch is tested for 50 million keystrokes, ensuring reliability and longevity. The transparent switch housing provides excellent light transmission, resulting in bright and even RGB backlighting. Unique OSA (OEM rounded-angle profile) keycaps, made from double-molded PBT, offer outstanding abrasion resistance and fingertip comfort. PCB-mounted screw-in stabilizers eliminate wobble on larger keys like space, shift, enter, and delete, ensuring smooth and stable typing.
Ergonomics, Style, and Functionality
Adjust the keyboard’s tilt to your preference with three tilt levels (3.4°, 7.7°, and 10.7°). The OSA profile and acoustic foams further enhance wrist comfort, allowing you to work for hours without fatigue. The K8 Max features south-facing RGB backlighting, which illuminates the keys better from the user’s perspective. With 22 backlight modes and adjustable brightness, saturation, and effect speed, you can create the perfect atmosphere for work or play. Importantly, south-facing lighting eliminates the hassle of installing Cherry-style keycap sets.
Performance and Broad Compatibility
At its heart, the keyboard features a powerful ARM processor with 256 KB of flash memory, providing greater flexibility for programmers and advanced users. The 1000 Hz polling rate in 2.4 GHz and wired modes ensures minimal latency, even during fast-paced games. The Keychron K8 Max features a Mac layout that mirrors Apple’s multimedia and function keys, while offering full Windows compatibility. You also get dedicated keys for both systems, including extra ESC and Enter keys, making switching between devices easy.
Included
fully assembled keyboardhousing
printed circuit board (PCB)
steel plate
sound absorbing foam
IXPE foam
PET film
EPDM foam
PET foil for bottom case
silicone bottom pad
set of stabilizers x5
set of keycaps (PBT double-shot)
set of switches
Type-A to Type-C cable
Type-A 2.4GHz receiver
extension cable for receiver
switch and keycap puller tool
screwdriver
allen wrench
| Manufacturer | Keychron |
|---|---|
| Model | K8 Max |
| Number of keys | 87 |
| Keyboard layout | 80% |
| Hot-swappable | Supported |
| Switches | Mechanical Keychron Super |
| Switch color | Brown Switch |
| Keyboard color | Black |
| Switch orientation | South-facing (south) |
| Number of multimedia keys | 12 |
| Frame material | ABS / ABS + aluminum frame |
| Material of keycaps | Double-shot PBT (double molded PBT) |
| Overlay profile | OSA (OEM profile with rounded angle) |
| Keyboard layout | ANSI |
| Polling frequency (2.4 GHz and wired mode) | 1000 Hz |
| Polling frequency (Bluetooth mode) | 90 Hz |
| N-Key Rollover (NKRO) | Yes, in wireless and wired modes |
| Backlighting | 22 RGB backlighting modes and customizable |
| Battery | 4,000 mAh rechargeable lithium-polymer battery |
| Wireless operation time (backlight off) | Approximately 190 hours (actual time may vary depending on usage) |
| Wireless operating time (RGB, lowest brightness) | Approximately 100 hours |
| Connection | 2.4 GHz / Bluetooth / wired USB-C |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth device name | Keychron K8 Max |
| Compatibility | macOS / Windows / Linux |
| Dimensions | 359.20 x 129.20 mm |
| Weight | 1308 g |
| Height with overlays: | Front: 35.32 mm; Rear: 43.09 mm |
| Writing angle | 3.4º, 7.7º and 10.7º |
| MCU | ARM Cortex-M4 32-bit STM32F402 (256 KB Flash). |
| Operating temperature range | -10 to 50℃ |
Charging
| Charger included | No |
|---|---|
| Charging port | USB-C |
| Support for PD fast charging | No |