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Coolkiller Balloon84 vs Keychron K3 V2

Get the Coolkiller Balloon84 for the 3,500 mAh battery and sound dampening.

CoolKiller Balloon84 Low Profile Mechanical Keyboard

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Coolkiller Balloon84

from$129

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Keychron K3 Ultra-slim Wireless Mechanical Keyboard (Version 2)

Keychron K3 V2

4.8 · 2,258 reviews

from$105at Keychron (DE)

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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.

Coolkiller Balloon84

Keychron K3 V2

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

  • Battery

    3,500 mAh

    1,550 mAh

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

  • Sound dampening

    Yes

    No

  • Layout standard

    ANSI

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

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Coolkiller Balloon84
  • Keychron K3 V2
Performance
55
63
Build quality
61
65
Productivity
78
65
Customizability
63
68
Portability
83
80

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Low profile
  • Case material: Aluminum, Plastic
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Coolkiller Balloon84

No owner reviews collected yet.

Keychron K3 V2

4.8

2,258 owner reviews

Praise
“I had a full-size mechanical keyboard before that was tking too much of deskspace. This keyboard with it's 65% size is amazing and saves quite some desk space.”
Santosh M.Verified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“Non-rgb version feels nice, but the battery is killing the whole experience... Even with the lights turned off, i can't get the keyboard to work on battery longer than 3-4 days, which is super annoying and not making me trust into this brand. Especially if…”
Mr. A.· via Keychron

Full specs

Coolkiller Balloon84 vs Keychron K3 V2 specs

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

8 of 20 specs differ

Coolkiller Balloon84

Keychron K3 V2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

—
Tray Mount

Low profile

Yes
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Battery

3,500 mAhBetter
1,550 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum, Plastic

Keycaps

PC
ABS

Weight

870 g
—

Dimensions

33 x 144 x 329 mm
—

Backlight

White
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2020

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$129Visit
  • WhatGeekCN

    Out of stock
    $129Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $105Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$105Visit
  • KeychronHK

    Out of stock
    $64Visit

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