Epomaker HE30 vs Keychron V3
Get the Epomaker HE30 for hall effect. Get the Keychron V3 for hot-swappable.
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4.3 (4)4.3 · 4 reviews
from$29at Epomaker
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4.6 (17)4.6 · 17 reviews
from$54at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Epomaker HE30
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 45% of Numpad boards under $50.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- 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.
- Numpad only. This is not a full keyboard.
Get the
Keychron V3
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- 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 HE30
Keychron V3
Layout size
Numpad
80%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Plastic
ABS, Plastic
Switch options
Magnetic
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Epomaker HE30
- Keychron V3
- Performance
- 8991
- Build quality
- 6489
- Productivity
- 7398
- Customizability
- 5798
- Portability
- 7057
- Connection: Wired
- Max polling rate: 8,000 Hz
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Epomaker HE30
4 owner reviews
“It was a perfect product to review on my channel and it was easy to use , and so convenient for the price and was a whole different experience 😍”
“First, typing sounds and feels great. High quality build. HID detection does not work on the publicly linked software Support had to provide an updated link via Discord That, and an "unofficial" web driver on GitHub The software is very confusing and in need…”
Keychron V3
17 owner reviews
“Mainly bought this keyboard for the russian layout, despite this I prefer it over my steelseries apex pro, its nice feel and sounds nice”
“I bought this keyboard in March 2023 and genuinely liked it at first. It's solid, heavy, well-built, sounds great. Keychron clearly knows what they're doing in terms of design and firmware. The problem is the switches. After about a year and a half of normal…”
Epomaker HE30 vs Keychron V3 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
19 of 27 specs differ
Epomaker HE30
Keychron V3
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
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 HE30
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron V3
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
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