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Glorious PC vs Keychron Q3

Get the Keychron Q3 for knob and qmk.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Glorious PC

Build quality in the bottom 35% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR. The other board is sold in those layouts.

Get the

Keychron Q3

Knob

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.

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.

Glorious PC

Keychron Q3

  • Case material

    ABS

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

  • Mount style

    Plate Mount

    Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

  • QMK

    No

    Yes

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Glorious PC
  • Keychron Q3
Performance
74
71
Build quality
54
91
Productivity
56
98
Customizability
78
98
Portability
56
57

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
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Full specs

Glorious PC vs Keychron Q3 specs

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

15 of 26 specs differ

Glorious PC

Keychron Q3

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
Aluminum

Plate material

Plastic
Steel

Keycaps

ABS
ABS, PBT

Weight

—
2,000 g

Dimensions

—
20 x 137 x 365 mm

Typing angle

—
5°

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2022

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.

Glorious PC2 stores
Keychron Q35 stores

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Glorious PC

Keychron Q3

  • Keychron

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

    In stockShips to you

    Go to Keychron
  • Keychron (DE)

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

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

    Go to Keychron (DE)

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