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Double shell DS102i vs Keychron Q3 HE

Get the Keychron Q3 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Double shell DS102i

No reviews

from$119at Mechkeys

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Hall effect

Keychron Q3 HE

5.0 · 8 reviews

from$224at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Double shell DS102i

Build quality in the bottom 10% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

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.

$119 at Mechkeys

Get the

Keychron Q3 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% 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.
No numpad.

$224 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.

Double shell DS102i

Keychron Q3 HE

Layout size
100%
80%
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Low profile
Yes
No

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Double shell DS102i
Keychron Q3 HE

Performance: 46
100
Build quality: 42
88
Productivity: 51
97
Customizability: 50
98
Portability: 48
78

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Keycaps: PBT

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Full specs

Double shell DS102i vs Keychron Q3 HE specs

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

18 of 30 specs differ

Spec

Double shell DS102i

Keychron Q3 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Tactile

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%

80%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—

8,000 Hz

Battery

—

4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Aluminum, Metal

Plate material

—

Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

—

1,775 g

Dimensions

—

23 x 137 x 365 mm

Typing angle

—

5°

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Double shell DS102i

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q3 HE

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

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