The Q4 is the 60% of the first Q wave, a 61-key board with no function row or arrow keys, so you reach those on a layer. Keychron listed it in April 2022. It's built like its bigger siblings, with a CNC-machined aluminum case, a gasket-mounted steel plate, silicone pads between the top and bottom case, south-facing RGB and hot-swap sockets for 3- and 5-pin MX switches. At about 1.5 kg it's far heavier than the plastic 60% boards it sits next to on a desk. Fully assembled ones came with pre-lubed Gateron G Pro red, blue or brown switches and OSA-profile doubleshot PBT caps. It has no knob option. With QMK and VIA you can put the arrows and function keys wherever your fingers want them, which is most of the fun of a 60%.
Doubleshot PBT, OSA profile (shine-through ABS on ISO boards)
Case
CNC-machined aluminum
Plate
Steel plate
Programming
QMK and VIA (now also Keychron Launcher)
Released
2022
Typical eBay ask (Oct 14, 2026)
$80–$160
Versions
Which Keychron Q4 is it?
There's no knob version. Keychron changed the RGB driver during production, from two chips on Version 1 to one on Version 2, and QMK builds separate firmware for each, so check which you have before you flash it. Keychron's pages and QMK list only ANSI and ISO models, and we found no HHKB-layout Q4. The Q4 Pro is the Bluetooth version.
What to check
Expect a used Q4 to have been tinkered with, since 60% boards often get new caps and switches. The two production versions use different RGB driver setups and take different firmware files, so match the file to the board if you ever reflash it.
01Layout: Look at the Enter and left Shift in the photos. A wide one-row Enter and a long Shift mean ANSI, and a tall Enter with a short Shift means ISO.
02Switches: Ask the seller which switches are fitted and for a photo of one with the cap off. Stock is Gateron G Pro, so anything else was swapped in.
03Stabilizers: Ask for a video tapping the space bar, Enter, Backspace and both Shifts at the ends. They should sound as solid as the letter keys.
04Lighting: Ask for a short clip with the RGB on a solid color. Every key should light evenly, with no dead or wrong-colored LEDs.
05Chatter: Ask for a keyboardtester.com video pressing every key, including the Fn layer arrows. Each press should register once.
New to used keyboards? How to check a used keyboard covers chatter, stabilizers, keycap shine and the rest in detail.
Buying guide
Which one to buy
§ Oct 14, 2026
The best deal on this page is a new Q4 in silver gray with Gateron Red switches at $70 delivered from a 99.3% US seller, which undercuts every used board here. If you want used, the one with red switches at $87 delivered from a 100% seller is the pick, and it's worth an offer below the new price. There are at least 15 for sale and most ask $80–160 delivered, but new and open-box liquidation boards at $70–92 set much of that, used and opened US boards ask $75–130, and Japan dealers want $271–433 with $70–120 shipping. Every Q4 is hot-swap and many used ones are modded, so ask which switches and plate are in it, for a keyboardtester.com video with every key, and for a clip of the space bar to catch stabilizer rattle. Skip the $433 JP-layout board from Japan, about four times the median.
Listed now
15
For parts
0
Typical ask
$80–$160
Full range
$60–$313
★Cheapest
$69.95delivered
A new Q4 in silver gray with Gateron Red switches at $70 with free shipping, less than any used board on the page. The photo is Keychron's product shot, so ask the seller to confirm it's still sealed.
The only stock used Q4 from a US seller here, with red switches as titled, at $87 delivered from a 100% seller. New ones ask $70–77 on this page, so offer under that and ask for a typing test video.
Keychron Q4 Mechanical Keyboard Wired, Red Switches
Listed new, a navy blue Q4 with red switches at $77 with free shipping from a 99.4% seller. A new board skips the questions about tired switches and swapped parts.
KEYCHRON QT WIRED Q4 SWAPPLABLE RGB BACKLIGHT RED SWITCHES - Blue
Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 14, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
Snapshot
For sale on eBay
8 of 15 listed
Checked . Some may have sold.
Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 14, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.