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KBDFans Tiger Lite Venom HE vs Keychron V3

Get the KBDFans Tiger Lite Venom HE for hall effect. Get the Keychron V3 for knob.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

KBDFans Tiger Lite Venom HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 25% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

Get the

Keychron V3

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.

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 Tiger Lite Venom HE

Keychron V3

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Case material

    ABS

    ABS, Plastic

  • Switch options

    Magnetic

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

  • Mount style

    Plate Mount

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • KBDFans Tiger Lite Venom HE
  • Keychron V3
Performance
82
91
Build quality
50
88
Productivity
54
98
Customizability
46
98
Portability
56
58

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 8,000 Hz
See every spec side by side

Full specs

KBDFans Tiger Lite Venom HE vs Keychron V3 specs

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

16 of 27 specs differ

KBDFans Tiger Lite Venom HE

Keychron V3

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
8,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
ABS, Plastic

Plate material

FR4
Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

—
ABS, PBT

Weight

—
1,360 g

Dimensions

—
19 x 141 x 367 mm

Typing angle

—
4°

Backlight

None
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2022

Where to buy

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

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Keychron V34 stores

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

KBDFans Tiger Lite Venom HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron V3

  • Keychron

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

    In stockShips to you

    Go to Keychron
  • Keychron (DE)

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

    In stockDoes not ship to you

    Go to Keychron (DE)

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