Chilkey ND104 vs Keychron Q3 HE
Get the Chilkey ND104 for the 8,000 mAh battery. Get the Keychron Q3 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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5.0 · 14 reviews
from$174at MK
5.0 · 8 reviews
from$224at MK
Which one should you get?
Get the
Chilkey ND104
Battery
Build quality in the top 5% of 100% boards under $200.
- Missing ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW. The other board is sold in those layouts.
Get the
Keychron Q3 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $300.
- 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.
- 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.
Chilkey ND104
Keychron Q3 HE
Layout size
100%
80%
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Battery
8,000 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
- Chilkey ND104
- Keychron Q3 HE
- Performance
- 79100
- Build quality
- 8988
- Productivity
- 9497
- Customizability
- 9098
- Portability
- 6578
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- VIA
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Chilkey ND104 vs Keychron Q3 HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 29 specs differ
Chilkey ND104
Keychron Q3 HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Chilkey ND104
Input Gear
ISO-UK
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron Q3 HE
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you
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