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Keychron Q3 Max vs Keydous NJ98 CP V3 HE

Get the Keydous NJ98 CP V3 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Keychron Q3 Max

4.5 (13)4.5 · 13 reviews

from$209at Keychron

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Hall effect

Keydous NJ98 CP V3 HE

Keydous NJ98-CP V3 Rapid Trigger Three Mode HE Keyboard

No reviews

from$178at Mechkeys

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q3 Max

Build quality in the top 5% 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 numpad.

$209 at Keychron

Get the

Keydous NJ98 CP V3 HE

Hall effect

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 Max

Keydous NJ98 CP V3 HE

Layout size
80%
98%
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
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
Aluminum, Brass

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q3 Max
Keydous NJ98 CP V3 HE

Performance: 80
80
Build quality: 88
68
Productivity: 96
84
Customizability: 98
74
Portability: 78
65

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Knob
Sound dampening
Keycaps: PBT

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Full specs

Keychron Q3 Max vs Keydous NJ98 CP V3 HE specs

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

17 of 29 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q3 Max

Keydous NJ98 CP V3 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, 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-UK

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Yes

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

Battery

4,000 mAh

8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Aluminum, Brass

Plate material

Polycarbonate

—

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

2,045 g

1,200 g

Dimensions

33 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 Max

Input Gear
ISO-DE
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK
In stockDoes not ship to you

Keydous NJ98 CP V3 HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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