Keychron V3 vs Keycool 87
Get the Keychron V3 for hot-swappable and knob.
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4.6 · 17 reviews
from$54at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron V3
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Keycool 87
Build quality in the bottom 20% of 80% boards under $100.
- 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 V3
Keycool 87
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
ABS, Plastic
ABS
Mount style
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Plate Mount
Knob
Yes
No
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
- Keychron V3
- Keycool 87
- Performance
- 9176
- Build quality
- 8947
- Productivity
- 9858
- Customizability
- 9862
- Portability
- 5856
- Layout size: 80%
- Connection: Wired
- Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Keycaps: ABS, PBT
Keychron V3 vs Keycool 87 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 26 specs differ
Keychron V3
Keycool 87
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron V3
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keycool 87
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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