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Keychron V3 vs Swagkeys Transition Lite

Get the Keychron V3 for knob and qmk.

Keychron V3 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard ISO Layout Collection

Knob

Keychron V3

4.6 · 17 reviews

from$54at Keychron

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Swagkeys Transition Lite TKL Keyboard

Swagkeys Transition Lite

4.8 · 10 reviews

from$55

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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 V3

Swagkeys Transition Lite

  • Case material

    ABS, Plastic

    Polycarbonate

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • Weight

    1,360 g

    1,000 g

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron V3
  • Swagkeys Transition Lite
Performance
91
52
Build quality
89
75
Productivity
98
71
Customizability
98
69
Portability
57
56

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
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From real owners

What owners say

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

Keychron V3

4.6

17 owner reviews

Praise
“Mainly bought this keyboard for the russian layout, despite this I prefer it over my steelseries apex pro, its nice feel and sounds nice”
ElijahVerified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“I bought this keyboard in March 2023 and genuinely liked it at first. It's solid, heavy, well-built, sounds great. Keychron clearly knows what they're doing in terms of design and firmware. The problem is the switches. After about a year and a half of normal…”
JahusVerified buyer· via Keychron

Swagkeys Transition Lite

4.8

10 owner reviews

Praise
“Bro. What the. Swagkeys doing more things right. This board sounds so nice! You really can’t go wrong for the price. Nice alternative to something like the Tiger Lite. Really impressed”
MIKO B.Verified buyer· via Divinikey

Full specs

Keychron V3 vs Swagkeys Transition Lite specs

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

15 of 26 specs differ

Keychron V3

Swagkeys Transition Lite

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
Polycarbonate

Plate material

Polycarbonate, Steel
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
—

Weight

1,360 g
1,000 g

Dimensions

19 x 141 x 367 mm
17 x 137 x 335 mm

Typing angle

4°
8°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2022
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 V34 stores
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $54Visit
  • MKUS

    In stock
    $74Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $100Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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  • AmazonGlobal

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    ~$55Visit
  • DivinikeyUS

    Out of stock
    $55Visit

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