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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 28, 2026

Keychron Q3 Pro vs Meletrix ZOOM TKL ESSENTIAL EDITION

Get the Keychron Q3 Pro for the 4,000 mAh battery and knob.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q3 Pro

Battery

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
$149 at Keychron

Get the

Meletrix ZOOM TKL ESSENTIAL EDITION

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
$159 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 Pro

Meletrix ZOOM TKL ESSENTIAL EDITION

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    2,250 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Ergonomics

    Standard

    Split Backspace, Split Spacebar

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Aluminum, Plastic

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q3 Pro
  • Meletrix ZOOM TKL ESSENTIAL EDITION
Performance
82
52
Build quality
89
82
Productivity
97
82
Customizability
98
62
Portability
76
73

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q3 Pro vs Meletrix ZOOM TKL ESSENTIAL EDITION specs

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

15 of 27 specs differ

Keychron Q3 Pro

Meletrix ZOOM TKL ESSENTIAL EDITION

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Split Backspace, Split Spacebar

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAhBetter
2,250 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

Polycarbonate
Aluminum, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
—

Weight

2,300 g
1,580 g

Dimensions

31 x 144 x 415 mm
—

Typing angle

6°
5°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2023
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Keychron Q3 Pro

  • Keychron

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

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

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

    In stockDoes not ship to you

Meletrix ZOOM TKL ESSENTIAL EDITION

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

Keychron Q3 Pro4 stores
Meletrix ZOOM TKL ESSENTIAL EDITION2 stores

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