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Epomaker HE60 vs Keychron K4 Max

Get the Epomaker HE60 for hall effect and the 8,000 mAh battery.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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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.
  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

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Keychron K4 Max

Build quality in the top 20% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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

Keychron K4 Max

  • Layout size

    60%

    96%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Battery

    8,000 mAh

    4,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    1,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    ABS, Plastic

    ABS

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Epomaker HE60
  • Keychron K4 Max
Performance
85
82
Build quality
57
80
Productivity
69
89
Customizability
58
92
Portability
94
51

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Epomaker HE60 vs Keychron K4 Max specs

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

19 of 27 specs differ

Epomaker HE60

Keychron K4 Max

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Magnetic
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount
PCB Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

Battery

8,000 mAhBetter
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
ABS

Plate material

Aluminum
Steel

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

700 g
1,290 g

Dimensions

42 x 299 x 102 mm
31 x 391 x 140 mm

Typing angle

6°
3°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2025

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.

Keychron K4 Max

  • Keychron

    ISO

    In stockShips to you

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