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Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac vs Keychron Q3 Max

Get the Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac for hall effect. Get the Keychron Q3 Max for knob.

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Hall effect

Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac

Ducky Year of the Dragon 2024 Zodiac Aluminum 65% Hotswap RGB Keyboard

No reviews

from$299at MK

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Knob

Keychron Q3 Max

4.5 (13)4.5 · 13 reviews

from$209at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 25% of 65% 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 ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$299 at MK

Get the

Keychron Q3 Max

Knob

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No numpad.

$209 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.

Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac

Keychron Q3 Max

Layout size
65%
80%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Knob
No
Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac
Keychron Q3 Max

Performance: 82
80
Build quality: 77
88
Productivity: 65
96
Customizability: 82
98
Portability: 73
78

What they share

Hot-swappable
Case material: Aluminum
QMK
VIA
Keycaps: PBT

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Full specs

Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac vs Keychron Q3 Max specs

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

11 of 28 specs differ

Spec

Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac

Keychron Q3 Max

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

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

65%

80%

Layout standard

ANSI

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

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only

4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plate material

FR4

Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

—

2,045 g

Dimensions

—

33 x 137 x 365 mm

Typing angle

—

5°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Ducky Year of the Dragon Zodiac

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q3 Max

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

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