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Head to head · Prices checked Nov 11, 2026

Glorious Gaming Pro vs Hexgears Nova

Get the Glorious Gaming Pro for hot-swappable and knob. Get the Hexgears Nova for media keys.

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Hot-swappable

Glorious Gaming Pro

GMMK PRO (ANSI)

$40at Input Gear

90-day low

Media keys

Hexgears Nova

Hexgears Nova Aluminum TKL RGB Laser Etched ABS Mechanical Keyboard

$45at MK

90-day low

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Glorious Gaming Pro

Hot-swappable

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

Get the

Hexgears Nova

Media keys

Build quality in the top 50% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.

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 Gaming Pro

Hexgears Nova

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Plate Mount

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • Backlight

    Yes, south-facing

    RGB

    RGB for looks and low light rather than speed

  • Media keys

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Glorious Gaming Pro
  • Hexgears Nova
Performance
55
62
Build quality
75
62
Productivity
63
58
Customizability
65
60
Portability
46
55

What they share

  • Connection: Wired
  • Case material: Aluminum
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Glorious Gaming Pro vs Hexgears Nova specs

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

8 of 19 specs differ

Glorious Gaming Pro

Hexgears Nova

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Plate Mount

Layout

Layout size

—
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Aluminum

Keycaps

—
ABS

Weight

1,510 g
—

Dimensions

32 x 332 x 135 mm
—

Backlight

Yes, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2023

Where to buy

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