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Head to head · Prices checked Nov 11, 2026

Filco Stingray vs Keychron K3 V2

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Filco Stingray

Build quality in the bottom 10% of 80% 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.
  • No numpad.
$144 at MK

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Keychron K3 V2

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No numpad.
$105 at Keychron (DE)

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.

Filco Stingray

Keychron K3 V2

  • Layout size

    80%

    75%

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    Plastic

    Aluminum, Plastic

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

  • Mount style

    Plate Mount

    Tray Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Filco Stingray
  • Keychron K3 V2
Performance
52
63
Build quality
45
65
Productivity
46
65
Customizability
47
68
Portability
54
80

What they share

  • Low profile
  • Keycaps: ABS
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Filco Stingray vs Keychron K3 V2 specs

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

10 of 18 specs differ

Filco Stingray

Keychron K3 V2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Tray Mount

Low profile

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-Nordic, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Bluetooth, Wired

Battery

—
1,550 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic
Aluminum, Plastic

Keycaps

ABS
ABS

Backlight

None
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2020

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Filco Stingray

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron K3 V2

  • Keychron

    ISO-ES

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron

    ISO-UK

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron

    ISO-Nordic

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE

    In stockDoes not ship to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-ES

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-UK

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Where to buy

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Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

Filco Stingray2 stores
Keychron K3 V23 stores

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