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Keychron Q3 Max Side Print vs Q6 HE

Get the Keychron Q6 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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 Max Side Print

Keychron Q6 HE

  • Layout size

    80%

    100%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

  • Rapid trigger

    No

    Yes

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q3 Max Side Print
  • Keychron Q6 HE
Performance
74
100
Build quality
82
88
Productivity
98
97
Customizability
91
95
Portability
78
55

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Battery: 4,000 mAh
  • Knob
  • QMK
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Keychron Q3 Max Side Print

No owner reviews collected yet.

Keychron Q6 HE

4.5

20 owner reviews

Praise
“could have had better packaging for the shipment but it being damaged the actual product was as described highly recommend”
ToddVerified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“For a $240 keyboard that is only wired, you would think that the least they could do was make a good USB port... No instead every minute, or couple of seconds, it just decides to disconnect. Through every fix I could do and they recommend, like changing…”
StewartVerified buyer· via Keychron

Full specs

Keychron Q3 Max Side Print vs Q6 HE specs

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

13 of 28 specs differ

Keychron Q3 Max Side Print

Keychron Q6 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

PCB Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
100%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

4,000 mAh
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum, Metal

Plate material

Polycarbonate
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
ABS, PBT

Weight

—
2,268 g

Dimensions

—
31 x 446 x 137 mm

Typing angle

—
5°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2025

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • MKUS

    In stock
    $229Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$229Visit
  • MKUS

    In stock
    $229Visit
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $239Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $275Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    Visit

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