Glorious PC vs Keychron R3
Get the Glorious PC for hot-swappable. Get the Keychron R3 for qmk.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron R3
QMK
Build quality in the bottom 30% of 80% boards under $100.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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 R3
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Switch options
Clicky, Tactile
Linear, Tactile
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
Layout standard
ANSI, ISO
ANSI
ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit
Backlight
RGB
None
RGB for looks and low light rather than speed
- Glorious PC
- Keychron R3
- Performance
- 7444
- Build quality
- 5452
- Productivity
- 5646
- Customizability
- 7848
- Portability
- 5651
- Layout size: 80%
Glorious PC vs Keychron R3 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
8 of 18 specs differ
Glorious PC
Keychron R3
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Battery
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
QMK
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
Compare prices
Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.
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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Glorious PC
- Go to MK
MK
ISO
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron R3
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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