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Keychron K3 HE vs Meletrix Zoom75 Essential Edition

Get the Keychron K3 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Keychron K3 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • 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.

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Meletrix Zoom75 Essential Edition

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • Missing ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES. The other board is sold in those layouts.

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.

Keychron K3 HE

Meletrix Zoom75 Essential Edition

  • 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

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum, Wood

    Aluminum, Plastic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K3 HE
  • Meletrix Zoom75 Essential Edition
Performance
92
73
Build quality
86
90
Productivity
89
91
Customizability
89
96
Portability
82
78

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • QMK
  • VIA
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Full specs

Keychron K3 HE vs Meletrix Zoom75 Essential Edition specs

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

19 of 29 specs differ

Keychron K3 HE

Meletrix Zoom75 Essential Edition

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile
Silent

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount
Gasket Mount

Low profile

Yes
No

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Split Backspace

Knob

No
Yes

Display

LED
LCD

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

2,600 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Wood
Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum
Aluminum, Brass, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate, POM

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

580 g
1,740 g

Dimensions

25 x 319 x 126 mm
35 x 324 x 146 mm

Typing angle

2°
5°

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2026
2023

For EU buyers

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

Meletrix Zoom75 Essential Edition

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

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