Keychron - Q3 HE QMK Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard

The first thing you'll probably want to decide on is if you need ISO-UK layout (with the big enter key), or the ANSI American layout. If you are fine with an ANSI layout, you definitely have more options. As for gaming, that really depends. If you are really into competitive PvP games, than you might be more interested in something with HE switches. These are magnetic switches instead of mechanical. Personally, I prefer regular mechanical switches. But HE switches are definitely more gaming focused. If you are fine with mechanical switches you might want to check out something like the Evo80. You can get in either ANSI or ISO layout and is generally a really well regarded keyboard. Mechmods has both layout options for sale ([ANSI](https://www.mechmods.co.uk/collections/keyboards/products/evoworks-evo80-keyboard-ansi-layout?variant=46286231699679) and [ISO](https://www.mechmods.co.uk/collections/keyboards/products/evoworks-evo80-keyboard-iso-layout?variant=54937039307130)). I also believe it works both wireless and wired. There are other options out there though, so it really depends on what you are looking for. Like if you really want RGB options, you might want to look at a Nuphy Gem80. But that only has ANSI layouts and I think they are currently sold out of there usually included switches and keycaps. Keychron is also generally well regarded. For the TKL layout there is the Q3 Max. But they have a few different options, including HE keyboards. So you might want to browse their options.

K has a lot of really dodgy keyboards in it, safer to just avoid it. Q and V are basically the same boards, the Q has a bit higher end components and the aluminum case.

Wooting and Keychron are the only ones I would bother with. Wooting because Wooting, and Keychron because they're QMK.

So far as I know only Keychron has a QMK-based magnetic board, though Monsgeek's driver is not terrible and the M1 v5 TMR has the ability to mix and match magnetic and traditional switches.

I have a Q3 HE, and it work pretty well. Web driver is user friendly and build quality is great. Typing experience is great in terms of sound and feel. For performance, it’s 1k pulling, I can’t notice a difference between 1K and 8K pulling some brands are offering, if you care about the pulling rate, consider the Q3 HE 8K released recently, but it don’t have the wireless connectivity the Q3 HE have. Overall it’s a great keyboard

keychron q3 but there are better tkls and the knob is in a weird spot better get 75% stuff like Lemokey P1 in silver [https://www.lemokey.com/products/lemokey-p1-qmk-via-custom-gaming-keyboard?variant=48200869413163](https://www.lemokey.com/products/lemokey-p1-qmk-via-custom-gaming-keyboard?variant=48200869413163)

understanding you a bit better, honestly wouldn’t touch the primarily gaming brands, i’ve had quite a few logitechs in my time and nothing compares to the keychron q1 i’ve had for like six months and i’ll never look at big brand “gaming keyboards” again. a Keychron Q3 Max specifically has the same % keyboard as your steelseries and it’s a large sum cheaper considering you can customise things like switch types. hope this helps

Just got a Keychron Q3 Max and unofficially retired my Ducky/Varmilo Miya Pro Sakura. Now thinking about turning the Miya Pro into a project. How well would it take 3305 Mill-Max sockets? What other mods would be well suited to it? I'm thinking of swapping switches (or at least relubing the stock reds) and perhaps doing some kind of foam mod to improve and soften the sound.

+1 Keychron is worth the price. I use Keychron Q3, much better than those overpriced "gaming" keyboards.

Yes, be sure to check the correct category.. they got "everything".. the v series is definately good, like others said. I got a q3.. I like cables. Had it for 3 years, I still use it as a daily driver.. got more expensive boards "on the wall".

For gaming, really anything with an HE on the end. Q HE are high-end, K HE are less fancy, but still very nice imo. There's almost no reason to buy a non-HE Keychron keyboard for gaming. Cost is about the same, HE features are super useful in games, and the switches sound pretty good now.

The Q3 seems nice enough, but I've become super dependent on macros and customisation, so VIA/QMK or Launcher support is a must for me.

So you're looking for 75–100%. I can recommend something from the Keychron Q series. Plenty of really clean boards there, and they have keycaps with secondary legends for stuff like media control. A lot of them also have macro columns that can be assigned to various functions.

I would look into the Keychron Q HE keyboards. The Q1 HE is 75% and the Q3 HE is TKL. They're gasket mounted keyboards, and their keycaps are a fair bit nicer than the K HE series. You might also consider the Wooting 80HE with Gateron Jade Pro or Geon RAW switches, at that price. Wooitng pretty much sets the standard when it comes to HE software, and you can do a lot with the 80HE. One thing to note is that the 80HE doesn't have macro support, which makes it unusable for me as a daily driver. That's why I recommend the NuPhy and Keychron boards if you're planning on daily driving it for anything other than gaming.

Agreed. Their stabilisers need some work (although the K4 HE's stabs are the best Keychron stabs I've tried so far). But a Q series Keychron could easily be a "one-and-done" keyboard for me.

I got a barebone Keychron Q3 with Boba U4 switches and heavy PBT keycaps - it is very silent and you can allways add O-rings against bottom out sounds. I used SORBOTHANE to dampen the keyboard. => this is as silent as it gets My current Keychron Q3 HE with magnetic switches is a bit noisier, but with Rapid Trigger, there is just less bottoming out happening during gaming. If you want to spend so much on a keyboard, I would recommend at least a magnetic variant. While I cant say anything about the impact of Rapid Trigger in FPS games, in MMOs it does eliminate finger strain / fatigue for me and I will not go back to normal keyboards for the time beeing.