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Epomaker HE65 V2 vs Royal Kludge R87 PRO

Get the Epomaker HE65 V2 for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Royal Kludge R87 PRO for the 6,000 mAh battery.

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EPOMAKER HE65 V2 TMR

Hall effect

Epomaker HE65 V2

4.8 · 5 reviews

from$59at Epomaker

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Epomaker HE65 V2

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 65% 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.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

Get the

Royal Kludge R87 PRO

Battery

Build quality in the top 20% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.

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 HE65 V2

Royal Kludge R87 PRO

  • Layout size

    65%

    80%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Rapid trigger

    Yes

    No

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    6,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    ABS

    Plastic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Epomaker HE65 V2
  • Royal Kludge R87 PRO
Performance
93
83
Build quality
62
78
Productivity
75
93
Customizability
66
91
Portability
88
85

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

Epomaker HE65 V2 vs Royal Kludge R87 PRO specs

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

14 of 27 specs differ

Epomaker HE65 V2

Royal Kludge R87 PRO

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Magnetic
Linear

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

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 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
6,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
Plastic

Plate material

FR4
—

Keycaps

PC
PBT

Weight

745 g
760 g

Dimensions

43 x 324 x 117 mm
43 x 131 x 43 mm

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
2024

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