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Epomaker Magcore65 Lite vs Glorious PC Compact

Get the Epomaker Magcore65 Lite for hall effect and sound dampening.

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EPOMAKER Magcore65 Lite

4.8 (10)

$43at Epomaker

90-day low

Glorious PC GMMK Barebones 60% ISO RGB Mechanical Keyboard None

No reviews

$40at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Epomaker Magcore65 Lite

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 50% of 65% boards under $50.

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.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

Get the

Glorious PC Compact

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 60% boards under $50.

Rules this board out

  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or 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 Magcore65 Lite

Glorious PC Compact

  • Layout size

    65%

    60%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Switch options

    Linear, Magnetic

    Tactile

  • Sound dampening

    Yes

    No

  • Layout standard

    ANSI

    ANSI, ISO

    ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Epomaker Magcore65 Lite
  • Glorious PC Compact
Performance
89
54
Build quality
66
59
Productivity
68
50
Customizability
67
82
Portability
87
70

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Case material: ABS
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Epomaker Magcore65 Lite vs Glorious PC Compact specs

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

10 of 23 specs differ

Epomaker Magcore65 Lite

Glorious PC Compact

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Magnetic
Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

65%
60%

Layout standard

ANSI
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

4,000 mAh
—

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
ABS

Plate material

FR4
—

Keycaps

PBT, PC
ABS

Weight

750 g
—

Dimensions

43 x 324 x 118 mm
—

Typing angle

6°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Epomaker Magcore65 Lite

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Glorious PC Compact

  • MK

    ISO

    In stockShips to you

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