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Epomaker HE60 vs Redragon FIZZ K617 QWERTY Compact

Get the Epomaker HE60 for hall effect and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Epomaker HE60

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 60% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • 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.

Get the

Redragon FIZZ K617 QWERTY Compact

Build quality in the top 45% of 60% boards under $50.

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 HE60

Redragon FIZZ K617 QWERTY Compact

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    1,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    ABS, Plastic

    Plastic

  • Switch options

    Linear, Magnetic

    Clicky

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Epomaker HE60
  • Redragon FIZZ K617 QWERTY Compact
Performance
85
71
Build quality
56
62
Productivity
69
54
Customizability
58
68
Portability
94
70

What they share

  • Layout size: 60%
  • Hot-swappable
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Epomaker HE60 vs Redragon FIZZ K617 QWERTY Compact specs

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

14 of 23 specs differ

Epomaker HE60

Redragon FIZZ K617 QWERTY Compact

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Magnetic
Clicky

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount
Bottom Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

60%
60%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
LED

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

Battery

8,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum
—

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

700 g
430 g

Dimensions

42 x 299 x 102 mm
36 x 292 x 99 mm

Typing angle

6°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2026
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Epomaker HE60

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Redragon FIZZ K617 QWERTY Compact

  • Redragon

    ISO-UK

    In stockShips to you

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