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Keychron Q4 vs Qwertykeys QK60 HE

Get the Keychron Q4 for hot-swappable. Get the Qwertykeys QK60 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron Q4

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 60% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
$59 at Keychron

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Qwertykeys QK60 HE

Hall effect

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.
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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 Q4

Qwertykeys QK60 HE

  • 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

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Magnetic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q4
  • Qwertykeys QK60 HE
Performance
66
92
Build quality
90
75
Productivity
95
59
Customizability
98
54
Portability
70
67

What they share

  • Layout size: 60%
  • Connection: Wired
  • Case material: Aluminum
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

Keychron Q4 vs Qwertykeys QK60 HE specs

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

21 of 27 specs differ

Keychron Q4

Qwertykeys QK60 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

60%
60%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
LED

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

Steel
Aluminum

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PC

Weight

1,500 g
1,123 g

Dimensions

20 x 121 x 303 mm
31 x 298 x 121 mm

Typing angle

7°
6°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2022
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Q4

  • 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

Qwertykeys QK60 HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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