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Epomaker Hack 59 vs Keychron Q65

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Epomaker Hack 59

4.7 (18)4.7 · 18 reviews

from$48at Epomaker

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Keychron Q65

4.5 (4)4.5 · 4 reviews

from$79at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Epomaker Hack 59

Build quality in the top 10% of 60% boards under $50.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

$48 at Epomaker

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Keychron Q65

Knob

Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$79 at Keychron

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 Hack 59

Keychron Q65

Layout size
60%
65%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Case material
ABS
Aluminum
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Knob
No
Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Epomaker Hack 59
Keychron Q65

Performance: 64
66
Build quality: 81
89
Productivity: 81
95
Customizability: 88
96
Portability: 87
70

What they share

Hot-swappable
Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
Mount style: Gasket Mount
QMK
VIA
Sound dampening

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From real owners

What owners say

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

Epomaker Hack 59

4.7

18 owner reviews

Praise

“This keyboard sounds great and has amazing performance! One of the best ive ever used”

Andrew A.Verified buyer· via Epomaker

Keychron Q65

4.5

4 owner reviews

Praise

“awesome keyboard , and its best still i have. but, on VIA , cant remap rotary encoder. i need write add 4,8 4,9 and 0,0 on top of keymap. 4,8 vol- 4,9 vol+ and 0,0 mute add and 0\n,0 remove. to remap VIA .”

oda t.Verified buyer· via Keychron

Full specs

Epomaker Hack 59 vs Keychron Q65 specs

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

12 of 25 specs differ

Spec

Epomaker Hack 59

Keychron Q65

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%

65%

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

Battery

3,000 mAh

Wired only

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS

Aluminum

Plate material

Plastic

Steel

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

630 g

2,420 g

Dimensions

28 x 119 x 303 mm

34 x 121 x 363 mm

Typing angle

6°

7°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

2022

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