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Tars Work Tars T1 vs Meletrix Zoom65 V3

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Tars Work Tars T1

Build quality in the top 40% of 75% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

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

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Meletrix Zoom65 V3

QMK

Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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.

Tars Work Tars T1

Meletrix Zoom65 V3

  • Layout size

    75%

    65%

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Aluminum, Plastic

  • Display

    Yes

    LCD

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • QMK

    No

    Yes

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Tars Work Tars T1
  • Meletrix Zoom65 V3
Performance
80
67
Build quality
72
92
Productivity
62
94
Customizability
78
98
Portability
73
87

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
  • VIA
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Tars Work Tars T1 vs Meletrix Zoom65 V3 specs

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

11 of 25 specs differ

Tars Work Tars T1

Meletrix Zoom65 V3

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

—
PCB Mount, Plate Mount, Sandwich Mount, Top Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

Yes
LCD

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

—
Aluminum, Brass, CarbonFiber, FR4, Plastic, Polycarbonate, POM

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

2,045 g
—

Dimensions

36 x 356 x 137 mm
—

Typing angle

7°
—

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Tars Work Tars T1

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Meletrix Zoom65 V3

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

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