Keychron Q3 Ultra vs Thocc Exchange R3SD31
Get the Keychron Q3 Ultra for hot-swappable and knob.
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4.8 (4)4.8 · 4 reviews
from$229at MK
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from$220at Thocc Exchange
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron Q3 Ultra
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 25% of 80% boards under $300.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Thocc Exchange R3SD31
Build quality in the bottom 10% of 80% boards under $300.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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 Ultra
Thocc Exchange R3SD31
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Knob
Yes
No
Weight
1,787 g
1,100 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
Sound dampening
Yes
No
- Keychron Q3 Ultra
- Thocc Exchange R3SD31
- Performance
- 8964
- Build quality
- 7443
- Productivity
- 9056
- Customizability
- 7744
- Portability
- 7854
- Layout size: 80%
- Keycaps: PBT
Keychron Q3 Ultra vs Thocc Exchange R3SD31 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
10 of 25 specs differ
Keychron Q3 Ultra
Thocc Exchange R3SD31
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
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron Q3 Ultra
- Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Thocc Exchange R3SD31
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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