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 C98 HE
Epomaker Galaxy100 Lite
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Switch options
Magnetic
Clicky, Linear
- Royal Kludge C98 HE
- Epomaker Galaxy100 Lite
- Performance
- 9582
- Build quality
- 5283
- Productivity
- 8493
- Customizability
- 6789
- Portability
- 4565
- Layout size: 96%
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Royal Kludge C98 HE
No owner reviews collected yet.
Epomaker Galaxy100 Lite
33 owner reviews
“I like the feel and the sounds the keyboard has. However, one of the foot is missing, and there's no feature to disable the backlight from numlock.”
“Had it for maybe a month or two and it no longer works, the lighting is gone and it won’t even turn on now”
Royal Kludge C98 HE vs Epomaker Galaxy100 Lite specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
10 of 27 specs differ
Royal Kludge C98 HE
Epomaker Galaxy100 Lite
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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