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Keychron Q3 HE vs Q3 Max Side Print

Get the Keychron Q3 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Hall effect

Keychron Q3 HE

5.0 (8)5.0 · 8 reviews

from$224at MK

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Keychron Q3 Max Side Print

No reviews

from$229at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron Q3 HE

Hall effect

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.

$224 at MK

Get the

Keychron Q3 Max Side Print

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

$229 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 Q3 HE

Keychron Q3 Max Side Print

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
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Aluminum, Metal
Aluminum
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile
Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q3 HE
Keychron Q3 Max Side Print

Performance: 100
74
Build quality: 88
82
Productivity: 97
98
Customizability: 98
90
Portability: 78
78

What they share

Layout size: 80%
Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Battery: 4,000 mAh
Knob
QMK

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Full specs

Keychron Q3 HE vs Q3 Max Side Print specs

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

10 of 29 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q3 HE

Keychron Q3 Max Side Print

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Linear, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

PCB Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

Layout standard

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

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter

1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Metal

Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum

Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

1,775 g

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Dimensions

23 x 137 x 365 mm

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Typing angle

5°

—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

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

Keychron Q3 Max Side Print

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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