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Corsair K65 Plus vs Sikakeyb Castle HM66

Get the Corsair K65 Plus for hot-swappable. Get the Sikakeyb Castle HM66 for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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.

Corsair K65 Plus

Sikakeyb Castle HM66

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

  • Rapid trigger

    No

    Yes

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Corsair K65 Plus
  • Sikakeyb Castle HM66
Performance
64
86
Build quality
44
43
Productivity
76
52
Customizability
75
47
Portability
87
63

What they share

  • Layout size: 65%
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Corsair K65 Plus vs Sikakeyb Castle HM66 specs

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

12 of 25 specs differ

Corsair K65 Plus

Sikakeyb Castle HM66

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Top Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

266 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
630 g

Dimensions

35 x 136 x 320 mm
37 x 103 x 294 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2023
2024

Where to buy

Compare prices

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

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • MechkeysCN

    In stock
    $199Visit
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  • MechkeysCN

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    $230Visit
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