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Gray Studio Space80 vs Keychron Q3

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Gray Studio Space80

[In Stock] Space80: Apollo’s Cyber Armor keyboard kit By Gray Studio

No reviews

from$399at zFrontier

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Knob

Keychron Q3

4.8 (107)4.8 · 107 reviews

from$59at Keychron

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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.

Rules this board out

No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

$399 at zFrontier

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.

$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.

Gray Studio Space80

Keychron Q3

Mount style
Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount
Knob
No
Yes
VIA
No
Yes
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Plate material
Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate
Steel
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

Performance: 53
71
Build quality: 80
91
Productivity: 71
98
Customizability: 76
98
Portability: 51
57

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 specs

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

13 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Gray Studio Space80

Keychron Q3

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

Layout standard

—

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

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—

Wired

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate

Steel

Keycaps

—

ABS, PBT

Weight

—

2,000 g

Dimensions

25 x 369 mm

20 x 137 x 365 mm

Typing angle

7°

5°

Backlight

None

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

VIAL

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Gray Studio Space80

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q3

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

Where to buy

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