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sam Notfromsam S46 R3 vs Keychron Q2

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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sam Notfromsam S46 R3

Build quality in the top 15% of 40% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
$125 at Dangkeebs

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Keychron Q2

Knob

Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
$59 at Keychron

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.

sam Notfromsam S46 R3

Keychron Q2

  • Layout size

    40%

    65%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Case material

    Aluminum, Copper, Polycarbonate

    Aluminum

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    Gasket Mount, PCB Mount

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • sam Notfromsam S46 R3
  • Keychron Q2
Performance
62
65
Build quality
82
90
Productivity
60
95
Customizability
79
98
Portability
80
70

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

sam Notfromsam S46 R3 vs Keychron Q2 specs

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

16 of 25 specs differ

sam Notfromsam S46 R3

Keychron Q2

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

40%
65%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Copper, Polycarbonate
Aluminum

Plate material

Polycarbonate
Steel

Keycaps

—
ABS, PBT

Weight

600 g
1,645 g

Dimensions

28 x 264 x 98 mm
20 x 121 x 328 mm

Typing angle

7°
7°

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2021

Where to buy

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

sam Notfromsam S46 R32 stores
Keychron Q25 stores

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

sam Notfromsam S46 R3

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q2

  • Input Gear

    ISO-FR

    In stockShips to you

    Go to Input Gear

  • Keychron

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

    In stockShips to you

    Go to Keychron

  • Keychron (DE)

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

    In stockDoes not ship to you

    Go to Keychron (DE)

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