Product comparison · 2 keyboards

Cherry KC 4000 vs Cherry MX-Board 3.0

33specifications compared
17differ
16identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Recommended usage
- KC 4000:Office
- MX-Board 3.0:Universal
Keyboard layout
- KC 4000:QWERTZ
- MX-Board 3.0:QWERTY
Keyboard language
- KC 4000:German
- MX-Board 3.0:UK English
Numeric keypad
- KC 4000:No
- MX-Board 3.0:Yes
Keyboard number of keys
- KC 4000:88
- MX-Board 3.0:109
Keyboard keys operating life
- KC 4000:10 million characters
- MX-Board 3.0:50 million characters
Power consumption
- KC 4000:50 mA
- MX-Board 3.0:100 mA
Operating temperature (T-T)
- KC 4000:0 - 40 °C
- MX-Board 3.0:0 - 50 °C

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Comparison of KC 4000, MX-Board 3.0
48 specifications	A Cherry KC 4000 View product	B Cherry MX-Board 3.0 View product
Keyboard7 differ
Recommended usageDiffers	Office	Universal
Keyboard key switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mechanical
Keyboard key switch technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cherry MX Red
Keyboard layoutDiffers	QWERTZ	QWERTY
Keyboard languageDiffers	German	UK English
Numeric keypadDiffers	No	Yes
Keyboard number of keysDiffers	88	109
Keyboard keys operating lifeDiffers	10 million characters	50 million characters
RolloverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	N-key rollover
Non-slip baseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationDiffers	c-tick, UL, CE, FCC	cURus, c-tick, VCCI, CE, FCC, BSMI, KCC
Designidentical
Ergonomic designKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Adjustable keyboard heightKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Game editionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Detachable cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Anti-ghostingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumptionDiffers	50 mA	100 mA
Power source typeKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 65 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Keyboard dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	305 x 15 x 146 mm	446 x 158 x 28 mm
Keyboard weightDiffers	345 g	830 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	350 mm	468 mm
Package depthDiffers	25 mm	202 mm
Package heightDiffers	193 mm	35 mm
Package weightDiffers	488 g	1.22 kg
Logistics data1 differ
Products per master (outer) caseDiffers	20 pc(s)	8 pc(s)
Master (outer) cases per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 pc(s)

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