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Head to head · Prices checked Nov 11, 2026

Epomaker HE60 vs Glorious PC Compact Barebones

Get the Epomaker HE60 for hall effect and sound dampening. Get the Glorious PC Compact Barebones for media keys.

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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

Glorious PC Compact Barebones

Media keys

Build quality in the bottom 40% of 60% boards under $100.

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

Glorious PC Compact Barebones

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Sound dampening

    Yes

    No

  • Layout standard

    ANSI

    ISO

    ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

  • Backlight

    RGB, south-facing

    RGB

    RGB for looks and low light rather than speed

  • Media keys

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Epomaker HE60
  • Glorious PC Compact Barebones
Performance
85
52
Build quality
57
53
Productivity
70
43
Customizability
59
76
Portability
94
65

What they share

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

Full specs

Epomaker HE60 vs Glorious PC Compact Barebones specs

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

8 of 23 specs differ

Epomaker HE60

Glorious PC Compact Barebones

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Magnetic
—

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

60%
60%

Layout standard

ANSI
ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
—

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

Battery

8,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
—

Plate material

Aluminum
—

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

700 g
—

Dimensions

42 x 299 x 102 mm
—

Typing angle

6°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2026
2024

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.

Glorious PC Compact Barebones

  • MK

    ISO

    Out of stockShips to you

Where to buy

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