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Keychron Q6 vs Leopold FC980C

Get the Keychron Q6 for hot-swappable and knob.

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Hot-swappable

Keychron Q6

4.7 (35)4.7 · 35 reviews

from$129at Keychron

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Leopold FC980C

No reviews

from$259at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q6

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

$129 at Keychron

Get the

Leopold FC980C

Build quality in the bottom 20% of 100% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

$259 at MK

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

Leopold FC980C

Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear
Mount style
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Plate Mount
Knob
Yes
No
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q6
Leopold FC980C

Performance: 72
52
Build quality: 89
45
Productivity: 97
49
Customizability: 98
40
Portability: 46
41

What they share

Layout size: 100%
Connection: Wired

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q6 vs Leopold FC980C specs

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

16 of 25 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q6

Leopold FC980C

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Clicky, Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-CH, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-UK, JIS

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

—

Plate material

Steel

Plastic

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

PBT

Weight

2,420 g

—

Dimensions

20 x 137 x 446 mm

—

Typing angle

5°

—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2022

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Q6

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-CH
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-CH
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Leopold FC980C

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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