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HEX Keyboards HEX.4B vs LUMINKEY V2

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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HEX Keyboards HEX.4B

Build quality in the bottom 20% of 75% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.

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LUMINKEY V2

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 20% of 75% boards under $200.

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.

HEX Keyboards HEX.4B

LUMINKEY V2

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Mount style

    PCB Mount

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

  • VIAL

    No

    Yes

    GUI remapping on boards that do not ship VIA

  • N-key rollover

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • HEX Keyboards HEX.4B
  • LUMINKEY V2
Performance
46
68
Build quality
51
80
Productivity
45
82
Customizability
50
79
Portability
58
82

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
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Full specs

HEX Keyboards HEX.4B vs LUMINKEY V2 specs

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

7 of 23 specs differ

HEX Keyboards HEX.4B

LUMINKEY V2

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Linear

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

PCB Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

—
4,400 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

—
PBT

Weight

—
1,950 g

Dimensions

—
20 x 332 x 142 mm

Typing angle

—
7°

Backlight

None
None

Firmware & software

VIAL

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2024

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