Keychron K3 HE vs Meletrix Zoom65 V3
Get the Keychron K3 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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5.0 (6)5.0 · 6 reviews
from$119at Keychron
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from$189at Meletrix
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
Meletrix Zoom65 V3
Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $200.
- 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
Meletrix Zoom65 V3
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
Case material
ABS, Aluminum, Wood
Aluminum, Plastic
- Keychron K3 HE
- Meletrix Zoom65 V3
- Performance
- 9267
- Build quality
- 8692
- Productivity
- 8994
- Customizability
- 8998
- Portability
- 8287
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- QMK
- VIA
- Sound dampening
Keychron K3 HE vs Meletrix Zoom65 V3 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 29 specs differ
Keychron K3 HE
Meletrix Zoom65 V3
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
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
Meletrix Zoom65 V3
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.
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