Corsair K100 Air vs Keychron K3 HE
Get the Corsair K100 Air for the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the Keychron K3 HE for hall effect and hot-swappable.
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from$119at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Corsair K100 Air
polling rate
Build quality in the bottom 30% of 100% boards at any price.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Keychron K3 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 10% 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.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- 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.
Corsair K100 Air
Keychron K3 HE
Layout size
100%
75%
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
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
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Aluminum, Wood
- Corsair K100 Air
- Keychron K3 HE
- Performance
- 8892
- Build quality
- 4886
- Productivity
- 6489
- Customizability
- 5689
- Portability
- 4982
- Rapid trigger
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Low profile
Corsair K100 Air vs Keychron K3 HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 28 specs differ
Corsair K100 Air
Keychron K3 HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
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
Compare prices
Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.
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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Corsair K100 Air
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron K3 HE
- Go to Keychron
Keychron
ISO-DE
Out of stockShips to you
- Go to Keychron (DE)
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
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