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Keychron Q3 HE vs Keydous NJ98 CP V3 HE

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Keychron Q3 HE

5.0 (8)5.0 · 8 reviews

from$224at MK

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Keydous NJ98 CP V3 HE

Keydous NJ98-CP V3 Rapid Trigger Three Mode HE Keyboard

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from$178at Mechkeys

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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.
No numpad.

$224 at MK

Get the

Keydous NJ98 CP V3 HE

Battery

Build quality in the top 40% of 98% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$178 at Mechkeys

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

Keydous NJ98 CP V3 HE

Layout size
80%
98%
Battery
4,000 mAh
8,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
Aluminum, Metal
Aluminum, Brass
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile
Magnetic
Display
None
Yes
A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q3 HE
Keydous NJ98 CP V3 HE

Performance: 100
80
Build quality: 88
68
Productivity: 97
84
Customizability: 98
74
Portability: 78
65

What they share

Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Knob
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Keychron Q3 HE vs Keydous NJ98 CP V3 HE specs

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

15 of 29 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q3 HE

Keydous NJ98 CP V3 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

—

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

98%

Layout standard

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

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Yes

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz

—

Battery

4,000 mAh

8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Metal

Aluminum, Brass

Plate material

Aluminum

—

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

1,775 g

1,200 g

Dimensions

23 x 137 x 365 mm

40 x 138 x 403 mm

Typing angle

5°

—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

2023

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

Keydous NJ98 CP V3 HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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