Glorious Gaming 2 Compact vs Keycool 87
Get the Glorious Gaming 2 Compact for hot-swappable and qmk.
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Which one should you get?
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Keycool 87
Build quality in the bottom 15% of 80% boards under $100.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- 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.
Glorious Gaming 2 Compact
Keycool 87
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Aluminum, Plastic
ABS
Switch options
Clicky, Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Mount style
Tray Mount
Plate Mount
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
- Glorious Gaming 2 Compact
- Keycool 87
- Performance
- 6576
- Build quality
- 8847
- Productivity
- 8658
- Customizability
- 9361
- Portability
- 4556
- Connection: Wired
Glorious Gaming 2 Compact vs Keycool 87 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 24 specs differ
Glorious Gaming 2 Compact
Keycool 87
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
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.
Glorious Gaming 2 Compact
Input Gear
ISO
In stockShips to you
Input Gear
ISO
Out of stockShips to you
Keycool 87
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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