A compact 75% mechanical keyboard that keeps the arrows and the function row — and gives you a third of your desk back. Hot-swappable, gasket-tuned, QMK-programmable. $129.99, ready out of the box.
The K2 Max drops the numpad nobody misses and keeps the keys everybody does — dedicated arrows and a full function row. Here's what that actually looks like on your desk:
That reclaimed quarter = the mouse, the notebook, and the coffee.
Everything the keyboard hobby obsesses over — hot-swap sockets, gasket acoustics, PBT caps, open firmware — packed into a board that costs $129.99 and works the second you unbox it.
Pre-lubed Gateron Jupiter switches — Red for smooth-and-quiet linear or Brown for a soft tactile bump. And because every socket is hot-swap, you can re-tune the whole board later with any MX-style switch. No soldering, ever.
Gasket mount plus acoustic foam kills the hollow ping small boards are famous for. It sounds like a board twice its price.
Thick doubleshot PBT keycaps with the legends molded in — they'll never fade, and they never go greasy-glossy like ABS.
Remap any key, build macros and layers from a browser. Or ignore it completely — it's perfect out of the box.
A 4000 mAh battery runs up to 190 hours — weeks of real work between charges. Connect over zero-lag 2.4GHz, hop between three Bluetooth devices with a keystroke, or plug in USB-C and forget batteries exist.
Light enough to slide in next to the laptop, complete enough that you'll never miss the desk setup. Mac, Windows, Linux — both keycap sets in the box.
Full 96% layout with the numpad on board, machined from 2.2 kg of solid aluminum. Same hot-swap, gasket-tuned, QMK DNA — built to anchor one desk forever.
"Got it for my laptop setup. Compact but it still has the arrows — finally. Sounds way better than a board this size has any right to."
"I charged it when it arrived and honestly forgot charging was a thing. Two months later it's still going."
"My first mechanical board. The orange Esc key sold me, the typing feel kept me. Desk feels twice as big now."
The honest details, so the board that arrives is exactly the one you pictured.
Red is linear: smooth, quiet, no bump — great for shared spaces and fast typing. Brown is tactile: a soft bump you can feel on every press — great if you want feedback without loud clicks. Can't decide? Red is the safer all-rounder, and the board is hot-swappable, so you can change your mind later without buying a new keyboard.
You keep the dedicated arrow keys and the full F1–F12 row — the things most compact boards cut. What goes is the numpad and the dead space around it. If you genuinely live in the numpad, that's what the Q5 Max is for.
Both, plus Linux. A physical toggle switches the layout, and both Mac and Windows keycap sets ship in the box.
Three ways: 2.4GHz wireless with the included receiver (zero-lag, 1000Hz), Bluetooth 5.1 across up to three devices with instant switching, or USB-C wired. The 4000mAh battery runs up to 190 hours.
The fully-assembled keyboard, USB-C cable and 2.4GHz receiver, extra Mac/Windows keycaps, and a keycap + switch puller. Unbox, pair, type.
In stock and ships now, free. 30-day returns if it isn't right for you. Sold by Rarely, made by Keychron.
Every key you actually use, a battery you'll forget about, and custom-keyboard feel for $129.99 — ready the second it's unboxed.
