Meletrix Zoom EE R3 vs Sikakeyb HM80 HE
Get the Meletrix Zoom EE R3 for via and sound dampening. Get the Sikakeyb HM80 HE for hall effect.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Meletrix Zoom EE R3
VIA
Build quality in the top 25% of 80% boards under $300.
Get the
Sikakeyb HM80 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 5% of 80% boards under $300.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
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.
Meletrix Zoom EE R3
Sikakeyb HM80 HE
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Ergonomics
Split Backspace, Split Spacebar
Standard
Display
None
Yes
A case display rather than a typing feature
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Sound dampening
Yes
No
- Meletrix Zoom EE R3
- Sikakeyb HM80 HE
- Performance
- 5756
- Build quality
- 7542
- Productivity
- 8548
- Customizability
- 7464
- Portability
- 7852
- Layout size: 80%
- Hot-swappable
Meletrix Zoom EE R3 vs Sikakeyb HM80 HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 20 specs differ
Meletrix Zoom EE R3
Sikakeyb HM80 HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
VIA
Mac & Windows
Released
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