Feature-packed for the price — gasket mount, hot-swappable switches, 2.4GHz wireless with dongle storage, and VIA programmability that owners say beats plain Keychron K-series boards
Typing feel and sound are excellent out of the box, with several owners calling the stock switches surprisingly good-sounding and the gaskets noticeably supple
Feels sturdier and better built than Keychron's cheaper shine-through-keycap boards, giving a solid, premium feel for a budget-tier keyboard
Owners complain about
Recurring quality-control failures — entire rows of keys suddenly dying (even surviving a factory reset), glitched/bugged layers, and owners describing frustrating, slow customer support when trying to get it fixed
Stock switches can be loud and clicky rather than quiet, and some owners report chattery, overly sensitive keys that produce unwanted duplicate characters
✓People who value premium, tank-like build quality
✓Buyers wanting deep customization down to switches
Skip it if
Anyone relying on good bundled software
Buyers wanting reliable stock stabilizers out of the box
Get the V1 Max if
✓Budget-conscious buyers wanting a hot-swappable, customizable 75% mechanical keyboard
✓Mac/PC dual-users who want easy OS switching and 2.4GHz wireless
✓First-time mechanical keyboard buyers seeking VIA/QMK programmability without a steep price
✓Typists who value a satisfying, suppler gasket-mount feel over a rigid tray mount
Skip it if
Buyers wanting rock-solid reliability, given recurring reports of broken key rows and QC issues
Those needing a quiet office keyboard, since it's loud and clicky out of the box
What V1 Max owners think
Most V1 Max owners are enthusiastic, praising it as an unusually feature-packed budget board — gasket-mounted, hot-swappable, 2.4GHz wireless, and VIA-programmable — with a typing feel and sound that punch above its price and build quality that beats Keychron's cheaper shine-through-keycap models. But a vocal minority reports real quality-control problems: whole rows of keys dying even after a factory reset, glitched layers, and slow, frustrating customer support when trying to get a faulty unit replaced. A smaller group also dings the stock switches for being louder and clickier than expected, with some units feeling overly sensitive and prone to unwanted double characters. The overall read is a genuinely great value keyboard for most buyers, undercut by a real minority-but-not-rare defect and support risk.
What Glorious GMMK Pro owners say
“Apart from having overlubed stabs and stripped screws it is a pretty good keyboard :)”
Glorious GMMK Pro vs V1 Max: frequently asked questions
Is the Glorious GMMK Pro or the V1 Max better?
Real owners lean toward the V1 Max: 57% of 37 owners recommend it, vs 29% of 154 for the Glorious GMMK Pro.
Who should get the Glorious GMMK Pro?
Owners point the Glorious GMMK Pro at modders wanting a heavy, hot-swappable 75% board, and people who value premium, tank-like build quality.
Who should get the V1 Max?
Owners point the V1 Max at budget-conscious buyers wanting a hot-swappable, customizable 75% mechanical keyboard, and mac/PC dual-users who want easy OS switching and 2.4GHz wireless.
What do owners complain about?
The most-cited downside of the Glorious GMMK Pro is qC problems and PCB failures, not worth it anymore. For the V1 Max, it's recurring quality-control failures — entire rows of keys suddenly dying (even surviving a factory reset), glitched/bugged layers, and owners describing frustrating, slow customer support when trying to get it fixed.