# Keychron Q11

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Keychron Q11 and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a split mechanical keyboard that looks like a MacBook keyboard, with switches that can be changed. Commenters point to an odd default layout and one report of a dead right side.

## What people warn about

- Right side of keyboard doesn't work (1 comments): "the right side of the keyboard doesn't work" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47081506))
- Default layout is odd (1 comments): "The default layout is truly weird though." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47083582))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Magic Keyboard mechanical keyboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mechanical-magic-keyboard.md): 55 recommend
- [IBM Model M keyboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ibm-model-m-keyboard.md): 39 recommend
- [Keychron keyboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/keychron-keyboard.md): 29 recommend
- [Filco Majestouch TKL](https://hackerapproved.com/p/filco-mechanical-keyboard.md): 15 recommend
- [Truly Modular Keyboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/a-truly-modular-keyboard.md): 10 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Keychron+Q11+mechanical+keyboard&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.keychron.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Keychron Q11", https://hackerapproved.com/p/keychron-q11/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).