Epomaker Magcore65 Lite vs Keychron Q3
Get the Epomaker Magcore65 Lite for hall effect and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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.
Epomaker Magcore65 Lite
Keychron Q3
Layout size
65%
80%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Case material
ABS
Aluminum
- Epomaker Magcore65 Lite
- Keychron Q3
- Performance
- 8972
- Build quality
- 6091
- Productivity
- 5998
- Customizability
- 5998
- Portability
- 8457
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Epomaker Magcore65 Lite
10 owner reviews
“I’ve owned at least two inductive keyboards, each costing more than twice the price of the Magcore65, but none of them sound or feel as good, so I’m sticking with this one.”
Keychron Q3
108 owner reviews
“I upgraded from the Q1 as I never really liked 75%. The weight, sound and feel of the Q3 are all amazing. Really good build quality. Money well spent.”
“I thought I had found exactly what I wanted and its great for what it is, but! This was advertised as an ANSI layout but what I received was an ISO layout board. The barebones board also states in the images that it comes with switch and keycap removal tools…”
Epomaker Magcore65 Lite vs Keychron Q3 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
21 of 28 specs differ
Epomaker Magcore65 Lite
Keychron Q3
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
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
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