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Chilkey ND vs Keychron Q6 HE

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Chilkey ND

No reviews

from$115at Dangkeebs

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Rapid trigger

Keychron Q6 HE

4.5 · 20 reviews

from$229at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Chilkey ND

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
No numpad.

$115 at Dangkeebs

Get the

Keychron Q6 HE

Rapid trigger

Build quality in the top 5% of 100% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

$229 at MK

What actually differs

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.

Chilkey ND

Keychron Q6 HE

Layout size
80%
100%
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
3,600 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Chilkey ND
Keychron Q6 HE

Performance: 85
100
Build quality: 85
88
Productivity: 89
97
Customizability: 92
95
Portability: 77
55

What they share

Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style: Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
QMK
VIA
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Chilkey ND vs Keychron Q6 HE specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

16 of 28 specs differ

Spec

Chilkey ND

Keychron Q6 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

100%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

8,000 HzBetter

Battery

3,600 mAh

4,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate

Aluminum, Metal

Plate material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate

Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT

ABS, PBT

Weight

—

2,268 g

Dimensions

34 x 138 x 357 mm

31 x 446 x 137 mm

Typing angle

7°

5°

Backlight

RGB, north-facing

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Chilkey ND

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q6 HE

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you

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