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Keychron Lemokey L3 vs PBTfans GT 80

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron Lemokey L3

Knob

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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PBTfans GT 80

Build quality in the top 30% of 80% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • 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

PBTfans GT 80

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Clicky

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

  • Layout standard

    ANSI, ISO, JIS

    ANSI

    ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Lemokey L3
  • PBTfans GT 80
Performance
82
51
Build quality
88
68
Productivity
97
66
Customizability
96
56
Portability
76
53

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Case material: Aluminum
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Lemokey L3 vs PBTfans GT 80 specs

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

12 of 25 specs differ

Keychron Lemokey L3

PBTfans GT 80

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

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

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

Polycarbonate
Aluminum, FR4, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,976 g
—

Dimensions

30 x 401 x 137 mm
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2023
2026

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

PBTfans GT 80

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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