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KBDFans Agar vs Keychron Q3 HE

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

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

KBDFans Agar

Build quality in the top 5% of 60% 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.
$110 at KBDfans

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.

KBDFans Agar

Keychron Q3 HE

  • Layout size

    60%

    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

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Ergonomics

    Split Backspace

    Standard

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • KBDFans Agar
  • Keychron Q3 HE
Performance
63
100
Build quality
90
88
Productivity
82
97
Customizability
90
98
Portability
84
78

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

KBDFans Agar vs Keychron Q3 HE specs

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

21 of 30 specs differ

KBDFans Agar

Keychron Q3 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%
80%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Split Backspace
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

LED
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

—
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate
Aluminum, Metal

Plate material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,300 g
1,775 g

Dimensions

15 x 297 x 123 mm
23 x 137 x 365 mm

Typing angle

9°
5°

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

VIAL

Yes
No

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2024

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

KBDFans Agar7 stores
Keychron Q3 HE4 stores

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

KBDFans Agar

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q3 HE

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