Keychron Q3 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Edit: After working together with support I can change my review of the keyboard back to being a positive one! Thankfully they were able to send me a new PCB to replace the defective one, and after some assembly the keyboard seems to be working as expected again. Happy I'm able to use my keyboard again, but surprised that for the price tag I would have to go through those efforts. All-in-all a great service, but not a 5 star because of the unfortunate hassle. Would definitely recommend the keyboard though!

Purchased this keyboard in late August, and at first, everything seemed great with this keyboard - it wasn't. In late January the issues started to arise, first a double register of a keystroke here, or a lack of registration from a keystroke there. The has only gotten worse since with no amount of firmware flashing, switch swapping or other troubleshooting leading to a resolution to the problems. I've never had these issues with any other keyboards, and it's a shame - I want to love this keyboard so much, but as someone who works with the keyboard all day, the frustration of dealing with these issues has pushed me to the breaking point.

I spend more time fixing typos caused by either the double keystrokes or lack of keystrokes than I do actually producing content with it.

Until Keychron actively addresses these issues, I can't recommend this keyboard.

I have used many, many keyboards over the years (most recently coming from a Topre RealForce) and this is by far the best. Fantastic keyboard build quality, excellent keycaps profile, and super smooth Gateron Jupiter Banana switches. Love the layout, my fingers are hitting everything correctly without hesitation, increasing my typing speed a lot (fewer corrections). Re-programming key mappings was super easy.

Briefly swapped in Cherry MX2A RGB Silver Speed switches, but found the Gateron Bananas to be better (they were close though): smoother typing and slightly longer travel made for an overall better experience.

Highly recommend the Keychron Q3 Max!

New Q3 Max owner here. This thing is heavy. I mean HEAVY. Like Boris the Blade said "Heavy is good, heavy is reliable". Feels and sounds really good. I have it with the brown switches. I also use it in an office, but I don`t care about my coworkers as much as Cody. Another underrated feature is the open source firmware. I`m not saying I don`t trust keyboard manufacturers, but it`s nice they make it so I don`t have to trust them.

After using a gaming keyboard for over a decade I finally made the switch to the Q3 Max. Such a beautiful piece of machinery, the machined aluminum and shell white really makes it look and feel premium. The heft was also very surprising, but I still found it easily portable as I take it to and from my office. 11/10 would recommend.

This is my first time trying "barebones". Im just blown away by the build quality.
It is very heavy! But thats something i like about it, nothing you wanna carry around in a backpack on the train anyways.

I picked up Gateron G Pro 3.0 Brown switches with it and a set of cherry profile PBT keycaps and i'm more than happy with the product!