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Keychron K3 V2 vs Mistel Air One

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron K3 V2

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • 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.

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Mistel Air One

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 65% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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 V2

Mistel Air One

  • Layout size

    75%

    65%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    Aluminum, Plastic

    ABS, Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K3 V2
  • Mistel Air One
Performance
63
68
Build quality
65
59
Productivity
65
63
Customizability
68
56
Portability
80
70

What they share

  • Low profile
  • Keycaps: ABS
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K3 V2 vs Mistel Air One specs

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

11 of 23 specs differ

Keychron K3 V2

Mistel Air One

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Tray Mount
Plate Mount

Low profile

Yes
Yes

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-Nordic, ISO-UK, JIS
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

1,550 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Plastic
ABS, Aluminum

Plate material

—
Plastic

Keycaps

ABS
ABS

Weight

—
295 g

Dimensions

—
13 x 100 x 308 mm

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2020
2023

Where to buy

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For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K3 V2

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-ES

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-ES

    In stockDoes not ship to you

Mistel Air One

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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