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Apos Luna Rossa vs Keychron Q3 Max

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Apos Luna Rossa

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

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Keychron Q3 Max

Hot-swappable

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.

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.

Apos Luna Rossa

Keychron Q3 Max

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

  • Layout standard

    ANSI

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

    ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Apos Luna Rossa
  • Keychron Q3 Max
Performance
51
80
Build quality
65
88
Productivity
58
96
Customizability
57
98
Portability
48
78

What they share

  • Battery: 4,000 mAh
  • Case material: Aluminum
  • QMK
  • VIA
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Apos Luna Rossa vs Keychron Q3 Max specs

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

10 of 27 specs differ

Apos Luna Rossa

Keychron Q3 Max

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

—
80%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
2,045 g

Dimensions

—
33 x 137 x 365 mm

Typing angle

—
5°

Backlight

None
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Apos Luna Rossa

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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