Is there still a reason to buy a wired-only mechanical keyboard?

Keychron C3 Pro at $34.99 leads this page: it is the cheapest of the 2 products that match, and latest tracked price ascending is the only ranking this dataset can justify. Glorious GMMK 3 at $139.99 is the runner-up. The trade-off: Glorious GMMK 3 costs $105.00 more but lists layout as "65% (base config; product also ships in 75% and 100% layouts)" where Keychron C3 Pro lists "TKL (80%)".

Prices last checked 2026-08-26

Why this ranking

Keychron C3 Pro is the cheapest match on this page at $34.99; Glorious GMMK 3 asks $139.99, so the runner-up carries a $105.00 (300%) premium.

They part ways on layout: Keychron C3 Pro lists "TKL (80%)" where Glorious GMMK 3 lists "65% (base config; product also ships in 75% and 100% layouts)".

They part ways on hot swap: Keychron C3 Pro lists "no" where Glorious GMMK 3 lists "yes, 5-pin MX hot-swap sockets".

They part ways on mount type: Keychron C3 Pro lists "Gasket mount, steel plate" where Glorious GMMK 3 lists "gasket-mounted (modular gasket system)".

Only Keychron C3 Pro publishes a switch type figure ("Keychron mechanical Red switch (this variant); Brown also offered"); Glorious GMMK 3's listing states none, so treat it as unknown rather than absent.

Head to head: Keychron C3 Pro vs Glorious GMMK 3

SpecKeychron C3 ProGlorious GMMK 3
latest price (USD)$34.99$139.99
layoutTKL (80%)65% (base config; product also ships in 75% and 100% layouts)
hot swapnoyes, 5-pin MX hot-swap sockets
mount typeGasket mount, steel plategasket-mounted (modular gasket system)
switch typeKeychron mechanical Red switch (this variant); Brown also offerednot stated
switchesnot statedGlorious Fox Linear mechanical, pre-installed
polling rate1000Hz1000 Hz
keycapsOEM-profile shine-through double-shot ABSdoubleshot PBT (GPBT), includes macOS alternate keycap set
case materialABS plasticpolymer (plastic) top and bottom case
firmwareQMK/VIAnot stated
backlightRed LED, north-facing, single-color3-zone RGB: per-key backlighting, side lights, accent badge
os supportWindows/macOS (keycap sets included for both)Windows, macOS, Linux
softwarenot statedGlorious CORE; QMK Support: No (per manufacturer spec table)
warrantynot stated2 years (manufacturer)

Every product that matches

ProductLatest price (USD)layoutconnectivityStock last seenPrice observations
Keychron C3 Pro$34.99TKL (80%)USB Type-C wired onlyout of stock at keychron.com (2026-08-26)1
Glorious GMMK 3$139.9965% (base config; product also ships in 75% and 100% layouts)wired only (manufacturer spec table: Connectivity "Wired", Battery Life "None"); 1x braided cable included in box. Connector type is not stated on either cited manufacturer source, so it is deliberately not asserted here.out of stock at gloriousgaming.com (2026-08-26)1

Price and value observations

Across these 2 products we hold 2 dated USD price observations, the earliest from 2026-08-26 and the most recent from 2026-08-26.

Every product here carries a single observation, so what you see is a snapshot rather than a trend. We do not draw a price history we have not collected, and we will not tell you something is "on sale" on the strength of one data point.

Availability

Of the 2 products here: 2 out of stock.

The page's top pick, Keychron C3 Pro, was out of stock at keychron.com on 2026-08-26. We are telling you that rather than quietly promoting the next one up.

Out-of-stock and discontinued products stay in the ranking; we do not silently drop them, and the price shown for them is the last one we recorded, not a live quote.

Who this is not for

Who this is not for: skip this page if wired only connectivity is optional for you. We have not physically tested any of these — every ranking here comes from manufacturer-published specifications and prices we tracked ourselves, so if you want hands-on impressions this is the wrong page.

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Last updated: 2026-08-28

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