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Keychron Q1 HE vs Keychron Q3 HE vs Meletrix BOOG75 HE

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Keychron Q1 HE

4.8 · 20 reviews

from$160at Input Gear

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Keychron Q3 HE

5.0 · 8 reviews

from$224at MK

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Meletrix BOOG75 Magnetic HE Induction Coil Aluminum 75% Mechanical Keyboard

Meletrix BOOG75 HE

No reviews

from$225at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q1 HE

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

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No numpad.

$160 at Input Gear

Get the

Keychron Q3 HE

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Missing ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT. The other board is sold in those layouts.
No numpad.

$224 at MK

Get the

Meletrix BOOG75 HE

Build quality in the bottom 20% of 75% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
No numpad.

$225 at MK

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 Q1 HE

Keychron Q3 HE

Meletrix BOOG75 HE

Layout size
75%
80%
75%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
Yes
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Aluminum
Aluminum, Metal
Aluminum

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q1 HE
Keychron Q3 HE
Meletrix BOOG75 HE

Performance: 100
100
84
Build quality: 90
88
53
Productivity: 97
97
66
Customizability: 98
98
61
Portability: 81
78
64

What they share

Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q1 HE vs Keychron Q3 HE vs Meletrix BOOG75 HE specs

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

19 of 29 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q1 HE

Keychron Q3 HE

Meletrix BOOG75 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, PCB Mount

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

80%

75%

Layout standard

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

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz

1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh

Wired only

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Aluminum, Metal

Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate

Aluminum

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

PBT

Weight

4,000 g

1,775 g

—

Dimensions

23 x 145 x 328 mm

23 x 137 x 365 mm

—

Typing angle

5°, 6°, 7°

5°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Q1 HE

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Input Gear
ISO-DE
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you

Keychron Q3 HE

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you

Meletrix BOOG75 HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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