Ducky Year of the Horse vs Keychron Q3
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from$199at MK
4.8 · 108 reviews
from$59at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Ducky Year of the Horse
Build quality in the top 20% of 100% boards under $200.
- 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.
Get the
Keychron Q3
Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- 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.
Ducky Year of the Horse
Keychron Q3
Layout size
100%
80%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
Mount style
Plate Mount
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount
- Ducky Year of the Horse
- Keychron Q3
- Performance
- 7872
- Build quality
- 6891
- Productivity
- 5998
- Customizability
- 6898
- Portability
- 5257
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- VIA
Ducky Year of the Horse vs Keychron Q3 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 27 specs differ
Ducky Year of the Horse
Keychron Q3
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
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
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Ducky Year of the Horse
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron Q3
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
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