Keychron Q3 HE vs Qwertykeys QK100 V2
Get the Keychron Q3 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Qwertykeys QK100 V2 for the 8,000 mAh battery.
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5.0 (8)5.0 · 8 reviews
from$224at MK
5.0 (2)5.0 · 2 reviews
from$219at Divinikey
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron Q3 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $300.
- 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.
Get the
Qwertykeys QK100 V2
Battery
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 98% boards under $300.
- 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.
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
Qwertykeys QK100 V2
Layout size
80%
98%
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
Battery
4,000 mAh
8,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
Aluminum, Metal
Aluminum
- Keychron Q3 HE
- Qwertykeys QK100 V2
- Performance
- 10067
- Build quality
- 8863
- Productivity
- 9767
- Customizability
- 9872
- Portability
- 7862
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron Q3 HE
8 owner reviews
“I am loving this kb, the rapid trigger is solid and the sound is surprisingly great for linear switches. Finally, I can jiggle peek correctly all the time without my kb holding me off. The keyboard looks and feels great!”
Qwertykeys QK100 V2
2 owner reviews
“This was my first splurge on a keeb, and I worried whether it would be worth the price. It is worth EVERY penny! The craftsmanship, the detail, the quality, and the features all exceeded my expectations. I especially love that it seems to have been designed…”
Keychron Q3 HE vs Qwertykeys QK100 V2 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
22 of 29 specs differ
Keychron Q3 HE
Qwertykeys QK100 V2
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
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 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
Qwertykeys QK100 V2
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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