Keychron K3 HE vs LUMINKEY Luminkey65
Get the Keychron K3 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
KeebFinder may earn a commission when you buy through these links, at no extra cost to you.
5.0 (6)5.0 · 6 reviews
from$119at Keychron
5.0 (3)5.0 · 3 reviews
from$10at Input Gear
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron K3 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- No numpad.
Get the
LUMINKEY Luminkey65
Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $150.
- Missing ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES. The other board is sold in those layouts.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
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.
Keychron K3 HE
LUMINKEY Luminkey65
Layout size
75%
65%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Low profile
Yes
No
Ergonomics
Standard
Split Backspace
- Keychron K3 HE
- LUMINKEY Luminkey65
- Performance
- 9263
- Build quality
- 8691
- Productivity
- 8991
- Customizability
- 8994
- Portability
- 8287
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- QMK
- VIA
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron K3 HE
6 owner reviews
“I am happy with this keyboard! I needed some time to adjust my typing habits, but so far so good.”
LUMINKEY Luminkey65
3 owner reviews
“Ordered this board trying to get back into the hobby and was blown away by the quality and value. Why spend more on luxury boards when you can have this for less? Divinikey was a pleasure to work with; you've got a loyal customer!”
Keychron K3 HE vs LUMINKEY Luminkey65 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
18 of 28 specs differ
Keychron K3 HE
LUMINKEY Luminkey65
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron K3 HE
Keychron
ISO-DE
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
LUMINKEY Luminkey65
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.
Compare prices
Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.
Prices in USD are converted to your currency and can change at any time. KeebFinder may earn a commission when you buy through these links, at no extra cost to you.
Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.
Not sold on either?
Still torn?
Answer a few quick questions and the keyboard finder ranks 2,000+ boards by how you will actually use yours.