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Chilkey Slice75 HE vs Keychron Q4

Get the Chilkey Slice75 HE for hall effect and the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the Keychron Q4 for hot-swappable.

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Hall effect

Chilkey Slice75 HE

No reviews

from$179at Input Gear

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Hot-swappable

Keychron Q4

4.7 (10)4.7 · 10 reviews

from$59at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Chilkey Slice75 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 75% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
No numpad.

$179 at Input Gear

Get the

Keychron Q4

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 60% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

$59 at Keychron

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 Slice75 HE

Keychron Q4

Layout size
75%
60%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Switch options
Linear, Magnetic
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Chilkey Slice75 HE
Keychron Q4

Performance: 78
66
Build quality: 65
90
Productivity: 57
95
Customizability: 40
98
Portability: 61
70

What they share

Connection: Wired
Case material: Aluminum
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Chilkey Slice75 HE vs Keychron Q4 specs

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

17 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Chilkey Slice75 HE

Keychron Q4

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Magnetic

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

60%

Layout standard

—

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

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter

1,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum

Steel

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

Weight

1,850 g

1,500 g

Dimensions

—

20 x 121 x 303 mm

Typing angle

—

7°

Backlight

None

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Chilkey Slice75 HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q4

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

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