Azio Cascade Slim Barebone vs Keychron K3 Ultra
Get the Azio Cascade Slim Barebone for the 4,000 mAh battery. Get the Keychron K3 Ultra for qmk.
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from$99at Azio
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from$109at MK
Which one should you get?
Get the
Azio Cascade Slim Barebone
Battery
Build quality in the top 15% of 98% boards under $100.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
Get the
Keychron K3 Ultra
QMK
Build quality in the top 30% of 75% boards under $150.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- No numpad.
The differences that matter
Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.
Azio Cascade Slim Barebone
Keychron K3 Ultra
Layout size
98%
75%
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
4,000 mAh
2,600 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Wood
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
- Azio Cascade Slim Barebone
- Keychron K3 Ultra
- Performance
- 7686
- Build quality
- 7575
- Productivity
- 7889
- Customizability
- 8086
- Portability
- 5182
- Hot-swappable
- Low profile
- Sound dampening
- Plate material: Aluminum
Azio Cascade Slim Barebone vs Keychron K3 Ultra specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 25 specs differ
Azio Cascade Slim Barebone
Keychron K3 Ultra
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Azio Cascade Slim Barebone
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron K3 Ultra
Keychron
ISO
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO
In stockDoes not ship to you
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