Keychron Q3 Navy Blue Rotary Knob (Image credit: Christine Romero-Chan / iMore) But for the majority of compatible keycap sets out there, especially in group buys, they usually are not shine through. However, if you're a fan of shine-through keycaps, then the south-facing LEDs may not be the best choice. This illuminates it better when using non-shine through caps, which is what most of the mechanical keyboard community uses. South-facing RGB lights mean that the LEDs are towards the typist rather than the top of each key. But having the fully assembled options is great if you just want to get a keyboard and use it immediately.Ī common feature with the Q-series boards are south-facing RGB lights, and the Q3 has them, just like its predecessors. But again, the Keychron Q3 is hot-swappable, so you can replace these Gateron switches with something else later down the road if you prefer. Reds are quieter, and blues are loud and clicky. My unit came with Browns by default, which is my preference since I like tactile switches. Keychron gives users three options of switches when going the fully assembled route: Gateron G Pro Reds, Browns, or Blues. The Keychron Q3 is an incredibly beautiful and premium-feeling TKL mechanical keyboard. While I normally prefer the uniform DSA profile, I find Keychron's OSA caps fairly comfortable to type on. The OSA keycaps from Keychron are a combination of OEM profiles with SA-like spherical shapes. Since the keycaps that come with the fully assembled version are PBT, they're higher quality than ABS keycaps - they won't wear out as much, and they don't get shiny from all of your finger oils. There isn't much metallic resonance or ping, and the bounce that it gives feels quite nice. Combined with the default Gateron G Pro Brown switches I have and OSA PBT keycaps, I get a nice thocky sound as I type. The Keychron Q3 has a double-gasket design with silicone padding between the top and bottom casing. The surface of the aluminum is anodized, giving it a more matte appearance - this won't be attracting fingerprints like crazy.

Since this is an 80% TKL layout, it's bigger than my daily driver, the Keychron Q1, and it definitely weighs more.

The result is a rather hefty body that weighs over four pounds. Like the Q1 and Q2 that came before it, the Q3 is made with 6063 aluminum, which goes through an entire machined, polished, anodized, and sandblasted. Keychron Q3 Navy Blue Gateron G Pro Brown Switches (Image credit: Christine Romero-Chan / iMore)

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