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Keychron Q3 Max vs Varmilo Minilo

Get the Keychron Q3 Max for the 4,000 mAh battery.

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Battery

Keychron Q3 Max

4.5 (13)4.5 · 13 reviews

from$209at Keychron

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Varmilo Minilo

No reviews

from$129at Mechkeys

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q3 Max

Battery

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.
Missing ISO-FR. The other board is sold in those layouts.
No numpad.

$209 at Keychron

Get the

Varmilo Minilo

Build quality in the bottom 30% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

No numpad.

$129 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

Varmilo Minilo

Layout size
80%
75%
Battery
4,000 mAh
3,400 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
Mount style
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q3 Max
Varmilo Minilo

Performance: 80
63
Build quality: 88
57
Productivity: 96
83
Customizability: 98
74
Portability: 78
81

What they share

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

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q3 Max vs Varmilo Minilo specs

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

16 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q3 Max

Varmilo Minilo

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

75%

Layout standard

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

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

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 mAhBetter

3,400 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

ABS, Plastic

Plate material

Polycarbonate

—

Keycaps

PBT

ABS

Weight

2,045 g

1,510 g

Dimensions

33 x 137 x 365 mm

37 x 326 x 144 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

2022

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

Varmilo Minilo

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR.

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