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Epomaker G84 HE vs Keychron K3 HE

Get the Epomaker G84 HE for the 8,000 mAh battery and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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EPOMAKER G84 HE

Battery

Epomaker G84 HE

4.9 · 30 reviews

from$72at Epomaker

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Epomaker G84 HE

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • No numpad.

Get the

Keychron K3 HE

Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No numpad.

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.

Epomaker G84 HE

Keychron K3 HE

  • Layout size

    80%

    75%

  • Battery

    8,000 mAh

    2,600 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Low profile

    No

    Yes

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    1,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    ABS

    ABS, Aluminum, Wood

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Epomaker G84 HE
  • Keychron K3 HE
Performance
98
92
Build quality
60
86
Productivity
76
88
Customizability
58
89
Portability
85
82

What they share

  • Hall effect (magnetic)
  • Rapid trigger
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

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

Epomaker G84 HE

4.9

30 owner reviews

Praise
“Lovely keyboard apart from the software and the lightbar on the logo having no inapp customisation Otherwise perfect It could also have more colour options”
HashbrownVerified buyer· via Epomaker

Keychron K3 HE

4.4

8 owner reviews

Praise
“I am happy with this keyboard! I needed some time to adjust my typing habits, but so far so good.”
Viacheslav M.Verified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“please add a custom firmware file in your as the app can not recognize the keyboard and apparently doesn't have a correct firmware. the reset buttons do not work as well”
gio· via Keychron

Full specs

Epomaker G84 HE vs Keychron K3 HE specs

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

16 of 27 specs differ

Epomaker G84 HE

Keychron K3 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Magnetic
Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Tray Mount

Low profile

No
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
LED

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

Battery

8,000 mAhBetter
2,600 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
ABS, Aluminum, Wood

Plate material

Polycarbonate
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,000 g
580 g

Dimensions

42 x 347 x 146 mm
25 x 319 x 126 mm

Typing angle

6°
2°

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Epomaker G84 HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron K3 HE

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES

    In stockDoes not ship to you

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