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Chilkey SF60 HE vs Keychron Q6 HE

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Chilkey SF60 HE

No reviews

from$179at MK

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Keychron Q6 HE

4.5 · 20 reviews

from$229at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Chilkey SF60 HE

Build quality in the top 40% of 60% boards under $200.

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.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

$179 at MK

Get the

Keychron Q6 HE

Hot-swappable

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 SF60 HE

Keychron Q6 HE

Layout size
60%
100%
Connection
Wired
Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Aluminum
Aluminum, Metal
Switch options
Magnetic
Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Chilkey SF60 HE
Keychron Q6 HE

Performance: 91
100
Build quality: 67
88
Productivity: 51
97
Customizability: 45
95
Portability: 66
55

What they share

Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Max polling rate: 8,000 Hz
Mount style: Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Chilkey SF60 HE vs Keychron Q6 HE specs

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

14 of 28 specs differ

Spec

Chilkey SF60 HE

Keychron Q6 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic

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

60%

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

Wired

Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only

4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Aluminum, Metal

Plate material

FR4

Aluminum

Keycaps

—

ABS, PBT

Weight

—

2,268 g

Dimensions

—

31 x 446 x 137 mm

Typing angle

—

5°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Chilkey SF60 HE

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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