Which one should you get?
Get the
Epomaker Galaxy100 Lite
Battery
Build quality in the top 15% of 96% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Keychron J3 SE
Build quality in the top 50% of 96% boards under $150.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
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 Galaxy100 Lite
Keychron J3 SE
Battery
8,000 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
Aluminum
ABS
Switch options
Clicky, Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Knob
Yes
No
Weight
1,660 g
1,145 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
- Epomaker Galaxy100 Lite
- Keychron J3 SE
- Performance
- 8280
- Build quality
- 8368
- Productivity
- 9389
- Customizability
- 8986
- Portability
- 6557
- Layout size: 96%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- QMK
- VIA
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
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”
Keychron J3 SE
1 owner reviews
“I love the keyboard! Everything was as expected but the keys are even smoother than I could have hoped for. I love the color, it matches exactly what was displayed on the website. Setup was very easy once I actually read the manual. I like that it gives you…”
Epomaker Galaxy100 Lite vs Keychron J3 SE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
8 of 25 specs differ
Epomaker Galaxy100 Lite
Keychron J3 SE
Switch options
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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