22% of 37 verified V1 Maxowners don't recommend it — based on real owner comments from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
For balance: 57% recommend it. This page collects the complaints so you know what you're signing up for — read the full owner report for both sides. How we score
“Really annoying and unacceptable at any price point.”— @Butterwichtel on YouTube
“it's super loud and clicky out of the box”— @kaspermord1519 on YouTube
“this same issue is happening for me too except all the layers are bugged and glitched”— @devstorm_ on YouTube
“V1 Max is notorious for having a whole row suddenly broke and not working even after factory reset”— National_Witness_609 on Reddit
“The gap on the right side of the V1 above the right arrow makes my OCD go wooba wooba wooba.”— ArgentStonecutter on Reddit
“It's very lightweight. I picked up the galaxy80 instead for that heavier, more stable build.”— @miniDrew4 on YouTube
“another faulty keychron they just keep making things worse”— dosangst on Reddit
“I think it's a bit chattery”— @sorind101 on YouTube
Not complaints — practical notes from owners that didn't affect the score.
“Did you set it to 2.4GHz mode with the switch on the back?”— candy49997 on Reddit
“I tried both ways and I also waited for around 5-10 seconds and the 4 key started flashing so I'm pretty sure ive done everything right. Didn't work”— SomeSchnitzel on Reddit
“You just created a thread asking for shine-through keycaps for your V1 max. https://www.reddit.com/r/Keychron/comments/1i8moy3/shinethrough_keycaps/”— Content-Hunter9689 on Reddit
“Do controlled experiments to find the cause (though it can be difficult if it is an intermittent problem—it is very easy to come to the wrong conclusion in that case), starting with reseating (and only reseating).”— PeterMortensenBlog on Reddit
“Maybe it’s the higher keys on the V max that I’m not used to? Cuz I did not make typos on the Logitech Mx keys s. Could I get keycaps to replace the default ones on the V1 max would that make a difference you think?”— Aask115 on Reddit
“Appreciate your comment, really liked the idea of the heavier spring will consider doing so, and will also check your switch recommendation”— mmchokor on Reddit
“I don't believe the V1 Max has multiple dongles. As far as I know, both have a single V1 dongle and can alternate among multiple Bluetooth connections) Edit: My mistake. It appareny comes with both a USB-C and a USB-A receiver.”— Accomplished-Lack721 on Reddit
“Tried everything except a different PC/Os, I will not be able to test with another computer unfortunately”— BetterProphet5585 on Reddit