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Gray Studio Space80 vs Keychron Q3 Max Side Print

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Gray Studio Space80

Build quality in the top 15% of 80% boards at any price.

Get the

Keychron Q3 Max Side Print

Knob

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $300.

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.

Gray Studio Space80

Keychron Q3 Max Side Print

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    PCB Mount

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

  • VIA

    No

    Yes

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

  • Plate material

    Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate

    Polycarbonate

  • Screw-in stabilizers

    No

    Yes

    Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Gray Studio Space80
  • Keychron Q3 Max Side Print
Performance
53
74
Build quality
80
82
Productivity
71
98
Customizability
76
90
Portability
51
78

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Case material: Aluminum
  • QMK
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

Gray Studio Space80 vs Keychron Q3 Max Side Print specs

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

10 of 25 specs differ

Gray Studio Space80

Keychron Q3 Max Side Print

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
PCB Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

—
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

—
4,000 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

—
PBT

Dimensions

25 x 369 mm
—

Typing angle

7°
—

Backlight

None
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

VIAL

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2024

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