Epomaker HE68 Lite vs Royal Kludge M87
Get the Epomaker HE68 Lite for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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4.7 · 61 reviews
from$42at Epomaker
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from$89at Royal Kludge
Which one should you get?
Get the
Epomaker HE68 Lite
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 35% of 65% 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.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
Get the
Royal Kludge M87
Build quality in the top 35% 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 HE68 Lite
Royal Kludge M87
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
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Switch options
Linear, Magnetic
Linear
- Epomaker HE68 Lite
- Royal Kludge M87
- Performance
- 9666
- Build quality
- 7369
- Productivity
- 8683
- Customizability
- 7378
- Portability
- 7585
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Epomaker HE68 Lite vs Royal Kludge M87 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 26 specs differ
Epomaker HE68 Lite
Royal Kludge M87
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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