Keychron Q3 Max with silent linears
TKL · Kit · Wireless · Silent linear
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Mid-range
Updated . Sound tags are editorial, not measured.
A custom keyboard for an office, a shared flat or a late-night desk. The switches are Keychron's silent linears, which use a silicone-damped stem to quieten the key. As a TKL it keeps the arrows and the function row and drops the numpad.
The Q3 Max is a heavy aluminium board with a polycarbonate plate on a double gasket, and it connects over Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz or a cable. Silent switches are quieter, not silent: you still hear the keycaps and the bottom of each press.
Compatibility
All 3 parts fit
Checked for mounting, layout, switch fit, stabilizers and keycap coverage.
- You need about 87 switches: 1 pack of 110 leaves a few spares.
Estimated total
≈£237
All 3 parts priced. Some prices are converted from other currencies (≈). List prices, or the lowest shop price we have seen. Check each shop for today's price.
Parts
≈£157
An aluminium TKL with a double-gasket polycarbonate plate, a hot-swap PCB that takes 3- and 5-pin switches, and a knob in the top-right corner. Keychron says the barebone includes stabilizers, so there is nothing else to buy for the base.
£34.99
Keychron's own factory-lubed linear in a silent housing: 45 g to actuate, with a silicone-damped POM and TPE stem. It is only sold in packs of 110, and one pack covers the 87 keys of a TKL.
≈£45
A budget doubleshot PBT set in ASA profile, which is about OEM height with SA-style rounded tops. The 158 keys cover 60% to full size in ANSI, so this one fits the TKL layout.
Before you buy
- Keychron calls this layout 80%. It is a TKL with a knob. The barebone is ANSI only, so UK ISO needs a different base.
- Keychron's listing does not give per-colour figures for the Silent K Pro line, so the 45 g actuation force is approximate. Keychron UK showed the Red as backordered when we checked.
- The Akko set was on a waitlist at Akko's global store when we checked, and its listing mentions ANSI only.
Where to buy
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Keychron Q3 Max Barebone
Keychron Silent K Pro Red
Akko WoB ASA Keycap Set