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Durgod S230 vs Keychron V3

Get the Durgod S230 for rapid trigger. Get the Keychron V3 for hot-swappable.

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Rapid trigger

Durgod S230

No reviews

from$109at Mechkeys

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Hot-swappable

Keychron V3

4.7 (18)4.7 · 18 reviews

from$54at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Durgod S230

Rapid trigger

Build quality in the bottom 10% of 65% 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.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$109 at Mechkeys

Get the

Keychron V3

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

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

$54 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.

Durgod S230

Keychron V3

Layout size
65%
80%
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Low profile
Yes
No

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Durgod S230
Keychron V3

Performance: 40
91
Build quality: 41
89
Productivity: 41
98
Customizability: 40
98
Portability: 83
58

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Full specs

Durgod S230 vs Keychron V3 specs

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

20 of 29 specs differ

Spec

Durgod S230

Keychron V3

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%

80%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz

Wired

Max polling rate

—

8,000 Hz

Battery

2,000 mAh

Wired only

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

ABS, Plastic

Plate material

—

Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

ABS

ABS, PBT

Weight

740 g

1,360 g

Dimensions

30 x 132 x 337 mm

19 x 141 x 367 mm

Typing angle

—

4°

Backlight

None

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Durgod S230

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron V3

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship 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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