SeekerKeychron Q3
The Keychron Q3 is a very good keyboard for office use. It offers a nice typing experience that's very quiet thanks to the gasket-mounted design. Also, it feels incredibly well-constructed and sturdy, so you won't have to worry about it sliding around your desk. Importantly, it's fully compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux, and you can set the operating system using a toggle on the top of the keyboard. Unfortunately, it doesn't come with a wrist rest, which would improve the comfort overall as it's a high-profile keyboard. Also, you can't connect it wirelessly to other devices, so it's not a good choice if you're looking for a keyboard to use in a multi-device setup.
-- As reviewed by Rtings
Product details
- 87 Keys Tenkeyless Full Aluminum Frame: The Q3 Knob Version is a fully customizable mechanical keyboard with the classic tenkeyless layout that push your typing experience to the top. With a solid full aluminum frame, the Q3 is designed for premium typing comfort and endless possibility.
- Fully Customizable Mechanical Keyboard: To build a fully customizable keyboard, we designed every component easily assembled. With full QMK and VIA support, you can easily program and remap each key on the keyboard. The open-source firmware means endless possibilities for keyboard layouts, shortcuts, backlight effects, even the knob, and more.
- Innovative Double Gasket: This Double-Gasket Structure allows the keyboard to maintain the flexibility of the gasket structure and improves the overall typing sound. We added silicone pads between the top and bottom cases to significantly reduce the sound resonance between the metals and reduce the noise of the impacted metals.
- Hot-swappable Support: With the pre-lubed Gateron G Pro mechanical tactile brown switch providing unrivaled tactile responsiveness with up to 50 million keystroke lifespan. You can also hot-swap the Q3 with almost all of the 3pin and 5pin MX mechanical switches on the market (including Cherry, Gateron, Kailh, Panda, etc.) without soldering required. The PCB-mounted screw-in stabilizer for “big keys” such as space bar, shift, enter, and delete are designed for less wobbliness.
- Double-shot PBT Keycaps & South-facing Backlight: The south-facing RGB is designed to better illuminate the keyboard backlight from the typist’s angle with the premium non-shine-through PBT keycaps installed. The PBT keycaps will provide excellent oil resistance, enhance the type feel, and prevent the legends from fading out.
PROS
+ Very well-built.
+ Fully compatible with Windows and macOS.
+ Hot-swappable PCB.
CONS
- Wired-only.
- No included wrist rest.
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Expert reviews and ratings
By Rtings on May 06, 2022
The Keychron Q3 is a very good keyboard for office use. It offers a nice typing experience that's very quiet thanks to the gasket-mounted design. Also, it feels incredibly well-constructed and sturdy, so you won't have to worry about it sliding around your desk. Importantly, it's fully compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux, and you can set the operating system using a toggle on the top of the keyboard. Unfortunately, it doesn't come with a wrist rest, which would improve the comfort overall as it's a high-profile keyboard. Also, you can't connect it wirelessly to other devices, so it's not a good choice if you're looking for a keyboard to use in a multi-device setup.
78
By CompsMag on February 10, 2023
Even though the Keychron Q3 has all the features that mechanical keyboard fans want, the company left out some important ones, like the ability to dampen sounds and bend.
86
By Tom's Hardware on April 24, 2022
While the Keychron Q3 has all of the features mechanical keyboard enthusiasts desire, the company missed on some key features, like proper sound dampening and flex.
60