Epomaker Galaxy100 Lite vs Keychron K8
Get the Epomaker Galaxy100 Lite for the 8,000 mAh battery.
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4.5 · 33 reviews
from$109at Epomaker
4.8 · 623 reviews
from$59at Keychron
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.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
Get the
Keychron K8
Build quality in the top 40% of 80% boards under $100.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- No numpad.
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 K8
Layout size
96%
80%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
8,000 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
Aluminum
Aluminum, Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Epomaker Galaxy100 Lite
- Keychron K8
- Performance
- 8262
- Build quality
- 8366
- Productivity
- 9365
- Customizability
- 8966
- Portability
- 6573
- Hot-swappable
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 K8
623 owner reviews
“This keyboard is exactly was I was looking for. Great keystroke, ability to be used wirelessly and wired, backlight, Mac and Windows Key Caps for a great price”
Epomaker Galaxy100 Lite vs Keychron K8 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 26 specs differ
Epomaker Galaxy100 Lite
Keychron K8
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
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
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Epomaker Galaxy100 Lite
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron K8
Keychron
ISO-DE
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron
ISO-UK
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron
ISO-Nordic
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-UK
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-ES
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
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