Keyboards, ranked by critic score
12 ranked by critic score · 5 more not yet ranked · 78 professional reviews
Keyboards for work, judged on typing feel, battery and software.
Image: KeychronKeychron Q1 Max
4 professional reviewers tested the Keychron Q1 Max, and 4 recommend it. Most praised: build quality and performance. Most common complaint: price.
Early score: only 4 professional reviews so far. Expect it to move as more reviews come in.
2 of these 4 outlets print no score. We estimated theirs from the review text, then adjusted the estimates against the ratings outlets actually print (ours ran slightly low). An estimate is never higher than 92.
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- 1Keychron Q1 MaxTop pick, narrowly4 reviews · early score89Image: Keychron
- 2Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 WirelessBest for gaming6 reviews88
Image: Asus - 3Keychron Q1 HEBest for typing feel5 reviews87
Image: Keychron - 4Logitech MX Keys SMost reviewed pick9 reviews83
Image: Logitech - 5Asus ROG Falchion Ace HFXBest for fast Hall effect gaming5 reviews80
Image: Asus - 6Photo comingAsus ROG FalcataOne critic disagrees5 reviews80
- 7Logitech MX Keys MiniBest for portable typing5 reviews79
Image: Logitech - 8Logitech Pebble Keys 2 K380sCompact and cheap8 reviews79
Image: Logitech - 9Corsair Galleon 100 SDCritics split4 reviews · early score78
Image: Corsair - 10Corsair K70 Pro TKLBest for gaming tuning6 reviews76
Image: Corsair - 11Asus ROG Azoth XBest for wireless typing feel4 reviews · early score75
Image: Asus - 12Keychron Q16 HE 8KBest for fast magnetic gaming4 reviews · early score63
Image: Keychron
The highest-rated keyboard so far, by a narrow margin, is the Keychron Q1 Max: critic score 89 out of 100 from 4 reviews, 4 of them positive. Most praised: build quality and performance. Most common complaint: price.
Early reads · 5 not yet ranked
Not ranked, listed A to Z. We publish a critic score once at least 4 professional reviews of the exact model exist; with 2 or 3 we show a provisional average.
- Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID · provisional 66 from 2 reviews
- Keychron V1 Max · provisional 80 from 2 reviews
- Logitech MX Mechanical · provisional 73 from 3 reviews
- Razer Pro Type Ultra · provisional 63 from 3 reviews
- Wooting 80HE · provisional 80 from 3 reviews
Common questions
What is the best keyboard?
Narrowly, the Keychron Q1 Max, with a critic score of 89 from 4 professional reviews. Most praised: build quality and performance. Most common complaint: price.
Keychron Q1 Max vs Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless: which is better?
Critics score the Keychron Q1 Max 89 and the Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless 88. We list the Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless under “Best for gaming”. Its main drawback: the Armoury Crate software is cluttered and slow.
Which keyboards do critics disagree on?
The Asus ROG Falcata (scores from 60 to 91); The Logitech Pebble Keys 2 K380s (scores from 56 to 90); The Corsair Galleon 100 SD (scores from 60 to 96); The Corsair K70 Pro TKL (scores from 50 to 91); The Keychron Q16 HE 8K (scores from 40 to 80).