Logitech MX Mechanical Mini vs Keychron K3 Pro | Ultimate Keyboard Showdown!

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[@truepowerchord]

ATTENTION! For anyone considering the K3's unfortunately I have had a terrible experience with the base K3's (non pro's) with its Bluetooth connections - Updated the firmware etc but the connection has been terrible! I am now switching to the MX minis.

[@LiveWireBT]

I cannot confirm that for my K3 Ultras, Bluetooth has been stable. Long life optical switches sold me to it, but difficulties getting QMK or any other firmware on it made me regret it a bit. Should be not problem with the current K3 Pro's.

[@adityahpatel]

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[@CoreyStaden]

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[@CoreyStaden]

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[@mrjcasado]

Me too!

[@kinvain]

One of the benefit of keychrone - you can get it with non US layout.

[@iMeta4]

Made it to the end. Good review. I found from my prior laptop that backlit keys are not a priority for me. Like you exclaimed for you, I do not type in the dark.

[@CoreyStaden]

Thanks for watching!

[@ShadyMorais]

What?? Someone on KZbin respecting my time and giving a solid conclusion at the beginning and following up with a in depth review? You earned a like, a subscriber and a comment. Hopefully that compensates for not watching it all the way to the end and stopped at the sound part. Goooooo Keychron 👍

[@CoreyStaden]

Much appreciated!

[@NJ-wb1cz]

8:43 Via has macros that can contain a bunch of keypresses with which you can launch whatever you want. Also any key can be changed, not just few predefined ones. Also Via has layers, which is a game changer and is becoming a standard for keyboards, particularly 75% ones

[@CoreyStaden]

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[@CoreyStaden]

Thanks for watching! Greetings from Ontario!

[@АршавирТер-Габриелян]

Really like how the video is structured to give the most useful data upfront, then providing more entertaining stuff for those who want to stick around. Thanks for that!

[@CoreyStaden]

Thank you for the comment. It's my pleasure 🙏.

[@brentknickerbocker6023]

I have both. Keychron was great for 3 days still Bluetooth broke. (Think it was the actual Bluetooth chip but can't disassemble the board without breaking it). So i bough a Logitech and it works great without issues.

[@brentknickerbocker6023]

Keychron still works wired but won't enter Bluetooth discovery mode. And yes I reinstalled the firmware and contacted support.

[@CoreyStaden]

Sorry to hear about your troubles.

[@aelaan12]

I believe, that the K3 Pro has a metal upper deck and a plastic bottom, I was looking at mine.... The Keychron has a sign through option for their K3 Pro (and a slew of other models). I have the Redragon K652 that I have taped already, something I am planning to do with the K3 Pro. But with all these updates, the K3 Pro comes close to 200 Canadian as well. Via and QMK will take all the options possible that the Options+ software has. I guess for the office worker, neither keyboard would be allowed as they are quite noisy. I just took some keycaps off, and the K3 Pro definitely has a metal upper deck.

[@CoreyStaden]

Good catch! I have edited that piece out. Thank you! 🙌

[@jimihenrik11]

I was going to pull the trigger on the mx mechanical mini, because I was searching for a slim mechanical wireless keyboard and I prefer having a 2.4 dongle over bluetooth. But I went to a store that had them and tested it. It felt incredibly mushy. The brown switches on them didn't give any tactile feedback. It almost felt like those 10€ rubberdome Keyboards you often find in schools. Going back on the internet, I find nothing but positive reviews, which makes me wonder if that test unit in the store was broken, or if I really don't like it.

[@CoreyStaden]

Try the blues!! Much better feedback and not as clicky as the Keychron

[@alexunkq]

I have MX Mechanical Mini and Keychron K3 v2 (not Pro), both on brown switches. By accident I bought both of them at the same time around 1y ago. At the beginning I liked Keychron switches more. But after time I got used to ‘spongy’ feeling of MX Mechanical brown switches and actually I think it makes me type faster now. My fingers ‘slide’ from one key to another. Sometimes I get Keychron out of drawer for a couple of hours, it feels good when you press individual keys or short messages. But when I start typing fast my fingers want their MX Mechanical back.😅

[@cvijaymohan]

Watched the entire video. Very helpful!

[@CoreyStaden]

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[@eliasgotzfried1131]

high quality video, especially with regards to your "low" subscriber count. I'll be tuning in from time to time from now on!

[@CoreyStaden]

Thank you! 👍😊

[@CallMeTeci]

Thanks for the comparison. Helped me decide on the K3 Pro. At least here in germany it seems to be the only low profile keyboard with our layout, that also offers hot swap switches, so i could upgrade later on to other switches like the Kailh POM ones from Lofree. (until Lofree offers their keyboards with DE-ISO layout as well) Another thing that is imo mentionworthy is that Keychrons more Premium ABS switches hold up VERY well. I am currently using a Q3 and even the caps on WASD look barely different from when they arrived half a year ago and have a very silky smooth texture, what makes them really nice to use. And i would bet my ass that there is an autorun software out there that opens all your programs at startup and remembers their placements. And the light sense from the Logitech is a mixed bag for me. I own the MX Keys Mini (the flat little brother of the Mech) and it often cant decide if it wants to be on or off and that results very often in slow blinking for me, what can get kinda annoying at some point. ;D

[@jeffhicks8428]

I'm not a keyboard guy but I have a few keyboards. Only one "mechanica" I got the logitech mx mini mechanical with the brown switches. It's by far the worst keyboard I have ever used in terms of actually typing on it. the reason being is that the keys are triggered so easily, by a gust of wind it seems, as such I make what seems like 10x more typos on that thing than anything else. and I've had it for a long time now. Idk why I waited so long to get something else but I am glad I did. Even a $30 logitech popkeys or whatever is vastly better to type on and less noisy. I settled on the regular non mechnical mx mini, which is an excellent little keyboard. I have no issue with any of the Apple keyboards, or any other keyboard really. I only use macbooks or thinkpads, both have good keyboards, but also the apple magic keyboard, which is good to. IDK what the issue is with that mx mechanical, if all mechanicals are like that or what. Why is it so easy to make typos on that thing? Are all mechanical keyboards that easy to trigger? I mean literally the slightest touch of a finger just grazing the keys triggers it.

[@CoreyStaden]

It took me some time to get used to. Have you tried a full size mechanical keyboard? It might help

[@JasonTakagawa]

+1 like for putting the conclusion at the beginning.

[@TheGreatDigitalism]

Great video and presentation, thanks!

[@CoreyStaden]

Glad you liked it!

[@CHiQoooooo]

4:30 is there a silent switch? 🤌

[@CoreyStaden]

Apple magic keyboard

[@aurelije]

Nice review thanks and greetings from Germany. I have just checked it looks like MX Mechanical is cheaper than K3 v2, for sure cheaper than K3 Pro and Max versions and specially RGB versions. German iso layout is there

[@CoreyStaden]

Thanks for sharing!

[@dillston4016]

i find the sound of the keychron to come across a little quieter / more subdued which is the biggest factor next to hotswap for me

[@KingFozzie1]

Made it to the end. Thanks for the review. I might go for the oil free Keychron

[@CoreyStaden]

Right on, thanks for the comment. What color switch are you thinking?

[@KingFozzie1]

@@CoreyStaden linear, red

[@TIM-5051d4f]

Thanks for such a complete video, I couldn't find the logi in ES version so that's the reason why I was interested to know more of the keychron version ... now I've decided ^^

[@CoreyStaden]

I'm happy it helped! Which did you decide on?

[@Pratikmayekar4]

Perfect review/comparison! You deserve a lot more subs!

[@CoreyStaden]

Thanks! 🙌

[@Pratikmayekar4]

@@CoreyStaden have you tried the K2 Pro? It'd be great if you could review it too

[@CoreyStaden]

Thanks! Hopefully @keychron will send it to me to review. 🤞

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You've earned a subscriber (Me). By the way, amazing video.

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[@Gabehell]

awesome review! conclusion in less than 2 minutes!

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I always read the comments while watching and I got curious for the conclusion! Sub❤

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Thanks for the video

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My pleasure. Thanks for engaging!

[@anmolsinghsahi5612]

Just subbed because of the conclusion in the beginning 😭

[@CoreyStaden]

Thank you! 😊

[@ChristopherTanaka]

This video is just amazing, thank you so much for sharing your experience! One point that I missed in your analysis: connection time using Bluetooth. I know that when not used for a while the keyboard sleeps for energy saving. Did you find any differences between the two models?

[@CoreyStaden]

No, they both wake up fairly quickly. I hit the space bar a couple of times, and they connect within 2-3 seconds or so. Sorry for the delayed response!!

[@ChristopherTanaka]

@@CoreyStaden thanks for your reply 🥹 2s is a pretty decent time but when it occurs multiple times during a day, after waiting 2s many and many times, this small time starts to get annoying

[@CoreyStaden]

You could use it wired. No delay.

[@Dani.Atp.N1]

Hello, someone has had the problem that when using the keychorn K3 pro wirelessly (Bluetooth) and using headphones (for example, airpods) it is causing interference, that is, the music played by the headphones cuts out every time press keyboard keys

[@The_Other_Dan]

I'm a massive Keychron fan. I have about half a dozen different keyboards from Keychron and they're all outstanding keyboards.

[@CoreyStaden]

Love it!

[@axlhtm]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! THANKS FOR GIVING THE CONCLUSION UPFRONT! I JUST SUBSCRIBED YOU!

[@CoreyStaden]

Much appreciated!!!

[@johnmickokaligayahan7727]

Very straightforward. Keep it up.

[@h4m74ro]

Watched completely 😊 I hate the oil film on keyboards. Big minus for the Logitech there. And I don't see a big benefit in the macros with the Logitech Software. Just nice to have. There surely is third party software, that can do that. The newer K3 Max also has a USB dongle btw.

[@CoreyStaden]

Thanks for watching!

[@catalinandrei8067]

Thank you for the video. Nice touch with the conclusion at the beginning. I think that determined most of us to watch the entire video. :) I have a question. It is possible to change a keycaps on the Logitech keyboard if one or more are damaged? I read somewhere that can be replaced with Nuphy Air 75 replacement keys, but you lose the illumination for those keys (not a big deal). So is that true?

[@CoreyStaden]

Thanks for the comment! You can change the keycaps. Can't say if the Nuphy caps are compatible.

[@catalinandrei8067]

@@CoreyStaden Cool, thanks once again!

[@CliffTam]

I like simply bc you put the conclusion in the beginning.

[@CoreyStaden]

Thanks!

[@seanshadow]

I ordered both and ended up keeping the MX Mechanical Mini. Amazon has them now around the same price

[@Plush07]

Great video, sir! Subscribed 👍

[@CoreyStaden]

Thank you!!🙏

[@accentontheoff]

Thanks, that was terrific. Also wondering how stable the bluetooth connection is in the Keychron K3 Pro. Alternately is it easy to connect via cable.

[@sadathhussain7616]

You just earned a subscriber! You rock.

[@CoreyStaden]

Thank you!!! 🙌

[@chriss2295]

Hot swappable is important when a switch fails...and it will.

[@herval]

lost my mx mechanical bc the *right arrow key* started failing. Can't really use it in practice without the damn arrow key!

[@danygranger-ny]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU !!! all I needed to know, exactly how I needed to be. Great!! LIKED AND SUBSCRIBED, which I don'y typically do both :D

[@CoreyStaden]

Glad it helped!

[@cyrilanisimov]

There is yet another important difference - Keychron has Light Change button on top right corner while Logi has Del key on this place. If you type in "blind style" it's quite important

[@liyuanlu9311]

Thank you for pointing this out! This information actually made me decide to buy the Logitech Mx keys

[@Wuozlinga]

It’s insane how much prices differ from region to region, for me in Germany these two keyboards are the exact same price, like 115 € each.

[@CoreyStaden]

Oh wow! Thanks for sharing

[@dssguima]

thanks man great video

[@CoreyStaden]

I appreciate the comment thank you

[@alexeiboukirev8357]

Logitech keyboard has a classic warm sound, while Keychron one has boosted and more detailed treble. Keychron backlighting is more of a gaslighting without a set of shine-through key caps (which will cost you about $25 extra and are typically sold out).

[@Bcnplus]

Hello, if I want don’t want that key are sensitive, in order to prevent typos, which one you recommend?

[@cardinaldelosreyes]

Amazing content, no BS. Subscriber added here! :)

[@CoreyStaden]

Thanks a lot!

[@Dryp-Xotic]

how can you customise the keys on the keychron so like what each key works for as ? Is there any app that needs to be downloaded?

[@CoreyStaden]

Download the VIA software.

Amazing review

[@CoreyStaden]

Thank you!

[@renevillela129]

Great review

[@CoreyStaden]

Thanks

[@TasrifKhondaker]

Made me put this comment. Loved your way of presentation!

[@CoreyStaden]

Thanks for the comment! Glad you liked it 👍

[@KL00032]

any bluetooth issues seen for Keychron keyboard like some other users' mentioned?

[@CoreyStaden]

I haven't experienced any Bluetooth issues myself. I've had the K2 for three years and the K3 Pro for six months. 👍

[@timtaylorx]

I recently bought the K3 Max (Red) and I think it's much better than the Logitech. Better tip feeling and generally better quality.

[@luminarNG]

Watched the whole video. Loved it. I still prefer the Keychron to the Logitech. From me, mechanical keys and RGB are a keyboard culture. The Logitech to me is like drinking Champaign without bubbles. 😊

[@CoreyStaden]

Haha, nice!

[@Deatomizer]

Keychron Q Max series is like no other. They come with the Gateron Jupiter switches that sound soooooooooooooooooooo good. :)

[@CoreyStaden]

I'd like to get my hands on one soon!!

[@LiveWireBT]

"A [modern] keyboard is not meant to make sounds and annoy your coworkers." Someone on StackOverflow. I would extend that and ban clicky keys from workplaces by EU law. I wonder why that hasn't happened already, it's overdue since rubber domes significantly reduced the noise levels in the 90s or so.

[@WarmProp]

Thank you fellow patrician blue switch user.

[@petereriksson6760]

Both have bluetooth, sure... However, in my experience, bluetooth is not the same as bluetooth... some devices loose pairing or take a long time to wake up etc... so to me, the question is: do they booth have good bluetooth ir is one of them better than the other? Battery... I got two keyboards from one of Keycrons competitors (NuPhy) and after about a year both swelled up, clearly indicating that the batteries they had put in them were of low quality and effectively make them fire hazards. I feel comfortable truting Logitech in this area. Perhaps Keychron is also good in the battery department, but I do not know that to be a fact. That would be very interesting to know. Other than that, good review.

[@interru_io]

Conclusion first and mentioning Linux. You earned a sub!

[@uzayrsyed6293]

I heard elsewhere that MX does not give you a wired option

[@ruggedreview6064]

nice comparison!

[@CoreyStaden]

Glad you think so!

[@LiveWireBT]

I don't understand, you said you need to run a few different programs. On windows you use Startup from the start menu, that's what it has been for for the days since 95. There is the same on Linux. At worst use a shell script or alias to run all the programs with one action.

[@beeeto1989]

Respect for atitude on video!

[@NJ-wb1cz]

NuPhy 75 v2 is a nicer built alternative to Keychron with better Via support (more layers), better backlight, better battery, and better wireless with dongle in addition to bluetooth. The only feature Logitech has is auto on, but you don't need auto off if you use dongle

[@CoreyStaden]

Thanks!

[@jimihenrik11]

The biggest difference to most is that nuphy doesn't offer an iso version, which both keychron and logitech do. Wish they did.

[@NJ-wb1cz]

@@jimihenrik11 is it really that popular worldwide? I thought it was a niche thing in some European countries

[@aurelije]

​@@NJ-wb1czansi is niche in one country (even the name of that layout has the name of that country), iso is used in every country of Europe and iso stands for International standards organization (but also means The same in ancient Greek)

[@NJ-wb1cz]

@@aurelije not really, ansi or a variant of ansi is the default layout for the vast majority of people on Earth. That's just how it is. The short left shift of iso is a small minority

[@AbilioAlmeidaEiroa]

Another difference is that the MX does not have an Spanish layout available 😢

[@SallyOConnor]

Great demo.

[@sahil.gupta002]

Getting the k3 Pro with Brown switches

[@CoreyStaden]

Nice choice! Hot swappable version?

[@sahil.gupta002]

@@CoreyStaden yes i think its better, i can change the switches in future. Is the RGB good enough btw?

[@herval]

I loved the MX Mechanical, but they're so.. fragile. I broke mine in 6 months (some keys started failing), and since you can't replace the keys, it's a goner. MUCH prefer it to the keychron or nuphy air, but unsure if I should buy another, after such a short life :(

[@Mike-wc3jo]

Shouldn’t there be at least a 1 year warranty ?

[@herval]

@@Mike-wc3jo yep, in the US (not where I am)

[@CoreyStaden]

I'm sorry to hear about your poor experience!

[@aurelije]

2 years in EU for every product including keyboards

[@EJxSB]

Absolutely amazing starting with the conlcusion. i'll let it play through for the respect

[@CoreyStaden]

Much appreciated thank you

[@fabianoslack4269]

9:14 what is that movie? 😂😂

[@CoreyStaden]

Dazed and Confused, lol 🤟

[@DrXMH]

Thank you

[@nefarium]

Watch for the conclusion, stayed to watch the beginning.

[@CoreyStaden]

Thank you!

[@rhoharane]

Logitech's keyboards used to stand for quality but it seems like they've been going downhill. They've been overpricing their keyboards while simultaneously cutting corners lately with terrible quality on the keycaps and buggy hardware. Logitech's auto sensing is really buggy in their MX keyboards. It keeps randomly turning on and off even if nobody is there. Next time you come up to use your keyboard, it's already drained a lot of battery. It's a well known issue you'll find if you search for it online. Their software also isn't particularly special. It also locks some of its features (like the smart actions) unless you create an account, which is ridiculous. It's a keyboard. Why would you need an account just to have macros? Keychron's stock keycaps not being shinethrough is kinda disappointing.

[@bringoff]

Keychron is just better if you know something about keyboards. Backlit sensor is a gimmick - just press Shift or something to turn lights on. Logi Options app is trash - apart from the fact it has to run in background, it regularly freezes on my Mac. And obviously it’s not very flexible in terms of keys remapping. I’ll take VIA over it all day any day

[@davek5899]

But it's too bad that anybody who knows something about keyboards also knows that Keychron's bluetooth/wireless connectivity is dogshit compared to Logitech. Logitech nails it in this area. That's a reason a lot of people will pick Logitech over Keychron anyday.

[@cds5648]

very good

[@CoreyStaden]

Thank you!

[@thankikaushik]

Keychrone backlight is not worth as it not see through key char

[@denissorn]

At the price range Keychron Lemokey P1 Pro blows MX Mech Mini and the new (better) G515 out of the water.

[@gigachad69775]

In my case MX Mechanical is cheaper, so yeah I made my choice

[@Boz1211111]

Oh shit so im not crazy for cleaning logitech 5 times a day. Its a nigtmare, but otherwise its solid

[@NTATchannelNickTaylor]

Comment left, I made it this far... ⌨👀

[@CoreyStaden]

Thanks for the full watch!!

[@NTATchannelNickTaylor]

@taden👍🏽 I bought a K10 Pro, Amazon delivered it today. Now to get me some keys. It has red Esc and Enter on the right hand side. See if I can find a red for the Enter on the number pad and some different color Shift keys and Space Bar.

[@LiveWireBT]

So Logitech, as usual has little to offer, besides bling and their products still rely on software that hooks into the system -- yet they still don't support Linux. (Some products support ChromeOS though.) Obvious choice for most Linux users I'd say.

[@SirPhonk]

Im my country RN the logitech is cheaper

[@kevintoms71]

these clicky keyboards need to be banned from the workplace.

[@morsikpl]

It's almost 2025, and Logitech still doesn't sell ANSI layout here in Europe :/ What a BS Logitech!

[@ihtesham_emon]

You have such a nice video production but the thumbnail sucks. I was so hesitant to click on the video after watching that thumbnail.

[@maxwelloakland9064]

😕 P r o m o s m

[@mynameisR0N-pe7vg]

Logijunk, Keychron is not even in the same category as that main stream built junk.

[@sunggi]

Thank you