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Keychron Lemokey X4 vs Redragon NOVA K709 HE

Get the Keychron Lemokey X4 for hot-swappable. Get the Redragon NOVA K709 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron Lemokey X4

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $50.

Rules this board out

  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • No numpad.

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Redragon NOVA K709 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 40% of 65% boards under $50.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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 X4

Redragon NOVA K709 HE

  • Layout size

    75%

    65%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Rapid trigger

    No

    Yes

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Lemokey X4
  • Redragon NOVA K709 HE
Performance
74
91
Build quality
82
62
Productivity
96
58
Customizability
82
48
Portability
64
66

What they share

  • Connection: Wired
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Lemokey X4 vs Redragon NOVA K709 HE specs

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

18 of 26 specs differ

Keychron Lemokey X4

Redragon NOVA K709 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
Plastic

Plate material

Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT, POM

Weight

712 g
820 g

Dimensions

41 x 325 x 145 mm
40 x 336 x 119 mm

Typing angle

10°
—

Backlight

Yes, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2024
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Lemokey X4

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Redragon NOVA K709 HE

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

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