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Redragon FIZZ K617 QWERTY Compact vs Keychron Q4

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Redragon FIZZ K617 QWERTY Compact

Build quality in the top 45% of 60% boards under $50.

Rules this board out

  • Missing ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-SW. The other board is sold in those layouts.

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Keychron Q4

Knob

Build quality in the top 5% of 60% boards under $100.

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.

Redragon FIZZ K617 QWERTY Compact

Keychron Q4

  • Case material

    Plastic

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Clicky

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

  • Mount style

    Bottom Mount

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

  • Display

    LED

    None

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Redragon FIZZ K617 QWERTY Compact
  • Keychron Q4
Performance
71
66
Build quality
62
90
Productivity
54
95
Customizability
68
98
Portability
70
71

What they share

  • Layout size: 60%
  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Redragon FIZZ K617 QWERTY Compact vs Keychron Q4 specs

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

17 of 26 specs differ

Redragon FIZZ K617 QWERTY Compact

Keychron Q4

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Bottom Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%
60%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

LED
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Steel

Keycaps

—
ABS, PBT

Weight

430 g
1,500 g

Dimensions

36 x 292 x 99 mm
20 x 121 x 303 mm

Typing angle

—
7°

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Redragon FIZZ K617 QWERTY Compact

  • Redragon

    ISO-UK

    In stockShips to you

Keychron Q4

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW

    In stockDoes not ship to you

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