Epomaker LUMA100 vs Keychron K5 Ultra
Get the Epomaker LUMA100 for the 3,000 mAh battery. Get the Keychron K5 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate and knob.
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5.0 · 5 reviews
from$119at Epomaker
5.0 · 4 reviews
from$114at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Epomaker LUMA100
Battery
Build quality in the top 30% of 96% boards under $150.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
Get the
Keychron K5 Ultra
polling rate
Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $150.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
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 LUMA100
Keychron K5 Ultra
Layout size
96%
100%
Battery
3,000 mAh
2,600 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Metal, Wood
Knob
No
Yes
- Epomaker LUMA100
- Keychron K5 Ultra
- Performance
- 6891
- Build quality
- 7575
- Productivity
- 8493
- Customizability
- 7489
- Portability
- 5656
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Low profile
- VIA
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Epomaker LUMA100
5 owner reviews
“great keyboard. the O wasn’t working initially but i just swapped it out with the extras in the set. love the feel and customization of it”
Keychron K5 Ultra
4 owner reviews
“This keyboard is exactly what I was looking for. Low profile, great switches, not uber gamery. Very happy so far, hopefully it keeps working for a long time.”
Epomaker LUMA100 vs Keychron K5 Ultra specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
11 of 25 specs differ
Epomaker LUMA100
Keychron K5 Ultra
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Epomaker LUMA100
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron K5 Ultra
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT
In stockDoes not ship to you
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