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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 21, 2026

Keychron Q6 HE vs Leopold FC980C

Get the Keychron Q6 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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 Q6 HE

Leopold FC980C

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

  • Rapid trigger

    Yes

    No

  • Connection

    Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz

    Wired

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q6 HE
  • Leopold FC980C
Performance
100
52
Build quality
88
46
Productivity
97
49
Customizability
95
40
Portability
55
41

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Keychron Q6 HE

4.5

20 owner reviews

Praise
“could have had better packaging for the shipment but it being damaged the actual product was as described highly recommend”
ToddVerified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“For a $240 keyboard that is only wired, you would think that the least they could do was make a good USB port... No instead every minute, or couple of seconds, it just decides to disconnect. Through every fix I could do and they recommend, like changing…”
StewartVerified buyer· via Keychron

Leopold FC980C

No owner reviews collected yet.

Full specs

Keychron Q6 HE vs Leopold FC980C specs

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

19 of 28 specs differ

Keychron Q6 HE

Leopold FC980C

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile
Clicky, Linear

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz
Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Metal
—

Plate material

Aluminum
Plastic

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

2,268 g
—

Dimensions

31 x 446 x 137 mm
—

Typing angle

5°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2024

Where to buy

Compare prices

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

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

Keychron Q6 HE4 stores

  • MKUS

    In stock
    $229Visit

  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $239Visit

  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $275Visit

  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    Visit
Leopold FC980C2 stores

  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$259Visit

  • MKUS

    Out of stock
    $259Visit

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