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GDK Lab DK1 vs Keychron Q3 HE

Get the Keychron Q3 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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GDK Lab DK1

No reviews

from$260at ktechs

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Hall effect

Keychron Q3 HE

5.0 (8)5.0 · 8 reviews

from$224at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

GDK Lab DK1

Rules this board out

Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

$260 at ktechs

Get the

Keychron Q3 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No numpad.

$224 at MK

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.

GDK Lab DK1

Keychron Q3 HE

Layout size
87%
80%
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Copper
Aluminum, Metal

KeebFinder scores

How we score

GDK Lab DK1
Keychron Q3 HE

Performance: 46
100
Build quality: 50
88
Productivity: 44
97
Customizability: 40
98
Portability: 41
78

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Full specs

GDK Lab DK1 vs Keychron Q3 HE specs

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

17 of 29 specs differ

Spec

GDK Lab DK1

Keychron Q3 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

87%

80%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—

8,000 Hz

Battery

—

4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Copper

Aluminum, Metal

Plate material

—

Aluminum

Keycaps

—

PBT

Weight

—

1,775 g

Dimensions

—

23 x 137 x 365 mm

Typing angle

—

5°

Backlight

None

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

GDK Lab DK1

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q3 HE

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you

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