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Keychron Lemokey L3 vs Niz X87 Pro

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron Lemokey L3

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

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

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Niz X87 Pro

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 80% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

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

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 Lemokey L3

Niz X87 Pro

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Clicky

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Lemokey L3
  • Niz X87 Pro
Performance
82
46
Build quality
88
38
Productivity
97
48
Customizability
96
51
Portability
76
66

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Keychron Lemokey L3 vs Niz X87 Pro specs

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

17 of 26 specs differ

Keychron Lemokey L3

Niz X87 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Gasket Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, JIS
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Plastic

Plate material

Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,976 g
1,215 g

Dimensions

30 x 401 x 137 mm
25 x 133 x 310 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2023
2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Lemokey L3

  • Keychron

    ISO

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO

    In stockDoes not ship to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Niz X87 Pro

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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