Chilkey ND75 LP vs Keychron K3 Ultra
Get the Chilkey ND75 LP for hall effect and the 3,600 mAh battery. Get the Keychron K3 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Chilkey ND75 LP
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 35% of 75% boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Keychron K3 Ultra
polling rate
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.
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 ND75 LP
Keychron K3 Ultra
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Battery
3,600 mAh
2,600 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
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Wood
Display
Yes
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
- Chilkey ND75 LP
- Keychron K3 Ultra
- Performance
- 8286
- Build quality
- 7375
- Productivity
- 8789
- Customizability
- 7486
- Portability
- 8282
- Layout size: 75%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Low profile
- Mount style: Plate Mount
- Sound dampening
Chilkey ND75 LP vs Keychron K3 Ultra specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 25 specs differ
Chilkey ND75 LP
Keychron K3 Ultra
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
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
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 ND75 LP
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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