Head to head · Prices checked Oct 30, 2026

Glorious PC vs Pulsar Xboard QS

Get the Pulsar Xboard QS for knob and qmk.

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from$85at MK

Knob

from$290at MK

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Glorious PC

Build quality in the bottom 35% of 80% boards under $100.

$85 at MK

Get the

Pulsar Xboard QS

Knob

Build quality in the top 25% of 80% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

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.

$290 at MK

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.

Glorious PC

Pulsar Xboard QS

Case material
ABS
Aluminum
Knob
No
Yes
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
No
Yes
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Layout standard
ANSI, ISO
ANSI
ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Glorious PC
Pulsar Xboard QS

Performance: 74
74
Build quality: 54
71
Productivity: 56
86
Customizability: 78
88
Portability: 56
60

What they share

Layout size: 80%
Connection: Wired
Hot-swappable
Mount style: Plate Mount
Plate material: Plastic

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Glorious PC vs Pulsar Xboard QS specs

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

12 of 21 specs differ

Spec

Glorious PC

Pulsar Xboard QS

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Tactile

—

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount

Layout

Layout size

80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

USB passthrough

Yes

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS

Aluminum

Plate material

Plastic

Keycaps

ABS

PBT

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Glorious PC

MK
ISO
Out of stockShips to you

Pulsar Xboard QS

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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