Keychron Q11
Shares rank 8 of 13 mechanical keyboards by recommenders
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.
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.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Right side of keyboard doesn't work
“the right side of the keyboard doesn't work”
Comment from 19 Feb 2026 in “A Beginner's Guide to Split Keyboards” Default layout is odd
“The default layout is truly weird though.”
Comment from 20 Feb 2026 in “A Beginner's Guide to Split Keyboards”
Other mechanical keyboards people recommend
The four most recommended other mechanical keyboards, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Keyboard mechanical keyboard | 55 | 11 | 83% | 3 | — | — |
| IBM Model M keyboard | 39 | 10 | 80% | 8 | 18 yrs7 owners | Approved |
| Keychron keyboard | 29 | 18 | 62% | 8 | — | — |
| Filco Majestouch TKL | 15 | 2 | 88% | 3 | 15 yrs5 owners | — |
| Keychron Q11This page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the switches could be changed out”
“I have the Q11 too (and I fully agree with your appreciation of it)”
“The default layout is truly weird though.”
“the right side of the keyboard doesn't work”
“It's basically a split mechanical MacBook keyboard.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.