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Royal Kludge C96 HE vs Epomaker Galaxy100

Get the Royal Kludge C96 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Epomaker Galaxy100 for hot-swappable and the 8,000 mAh battery.

EPOMAKER Galaxy100 QMK/VIA

Hot-swappable

Epomaker Galaxy100

4.6 · 67 reviews

from$98at Epomaker

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What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Royal Kludge C96 HE

Epomaker Galaxy100

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

  • Rapid trigger

    Yes

    No

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

  • Battery

    3,750 mAh

    8,000 mAh

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    1,000 Hz

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge C96 HE
  • Epomaker Galaxy100
Performance
94
83
Build quality
47
84
Productivity
76
93
Customizability
53
88
Portability
50
62

What they share

  • Layout size: 96%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
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From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Royal Kludge C96 HE

No owner reviews collected yet.

Epomaker Galaxy100

4.6

67 owner reviews

Praise
“Amazing keyboard, via support could be better, but it works! i love the knob, its so nice. this has to be the worst financial decision ive ever made and i dont regret it”
MCorangeVerified buyer· via Epomaker
Critique
“The keyboard has been great but when I received it a couple keys were broken. I had to glue the inside connector back together as it had broken apart. Otherwise the keyboard has functions very well.”
ColeVerified buyer· via Epomaker

Full specs

Royal Kludge C96 HE vs Epomaker Galaxy100 specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

12 of 27 specs differ

Royal Kludge C96 HE

Epomaker Galaxy100

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic
Clicky, Linear

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

Battery

3,750 mAh
8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Plastic

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,370 g
2,000 g

Dimensions

41 x 409 x 140 mm
32 x 405 x 138 mm

Typing angle

—
7°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2024

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • Royal KludgeUS

    In stock
    $79Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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    ~$79Visit
  • EpomakerUS

    In stock
    $98Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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