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Keychron Q3 HE vs Meletrix Zoom64 Forged Flow

Get the Keychron Q3 HE for rapid trigger and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Rapid trigger

Keychron Q3 HE

5.0 (8)5.0 · 8 reviews

from$224at MK

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Meletrix Zoom64 Forged Flow

No reviews

from$199at Meletrix

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q3 HE

Rapid trigger

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

Meletrix Zoom64 Forged Flow

Build quality in the top 25% of 60% 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.
Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic. The other board is sold in those layouts.
Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

$199 at Meletrix

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

Meletrix Zoom64 Forged Flow

Layout size
80%
60%
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Ergonomics
Standard
Split Backspace
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Aluminum, Metal
Acrylic, Aluminum

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q3 HE
Meletrix Zoom64 Forged Flow

Performance: 100
82
Build quality: 88
78
Productivity: 97
85
Customizability: 98
80
Portability: 78
88

What they share

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

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Full specs

Keychron Q3 HE vs Meletrix Zoom64 Forged Flow specs

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

16 of 29 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q3 HE

Meletrix Zoom64 Forged Flow

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

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

60%

Layout standard

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

ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard

Split Backspace

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

Acrylic, Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum

Aluminum, FR4, Polycarbonate, POM

Keycaps

PBT

—

Weight

1,775 g

2,400 g

Dimensions

23 x 137 x 365 mm

36 x 297 x 122 mm

Typing angle

5°

7°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

2026

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

Meletrix Zoom64 Forged Flow

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

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