Keychron Q3 Max vs Lofree Block 98
Get the Keychron Q3 Max for the 4,000 mAh battery.
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4.5 (13)4.5 · 13 reviews
from$209at Keychron
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from$169at Mechkeys
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron Q3 Max
Battery
Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $300.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
Get the
Lofree Block 98
Build quality in the bottom 20% of 98% boards under $200.
- 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 Max
Lofree Block 98
Layout size
80%
98%
Battery
4,000 mAh
2,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, PBT, Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear
Mount style
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount
- Keychron Q3 Max
- Lofree Block 98
- Performance
- 8054
- Build quality
- 8851
- Productivity
- 9684
- Customizability
- 9861
- Portability
- 7856
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Keychron Q3 Max vs Lofree Block 98 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
15 of 27 specs differ
Keychron Q3 Max
Lofree Block 98
Switch options
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 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
Lofree Block 98
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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