Sikakeyb HM80 HE vs Realforce Topre GX1 Plus
Get the Sikakeyb HM80 HE for hall effect and hot-swappable. Get the Realforce Topre GX1 Plus for media keys.
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Which one should you get?
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.
Get the
Realforce Topre GX1 Plus
Media keys
Build quality in the bottom 25% of 80% boards under $300.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
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.
Sikakeyb HM80 HE
Realforce Topre GX1 Plus
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Switch options
Magnetic
Silent
Display
Yes
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
Media keys
No
Yes
- Sikakeyb HM80 HE
- Realforce Topre GX1 Plus
- Performance
- 5787
- Build quality
- 4249
- Productivity
- 4964
- Customizability
- 6458
- Portability
- 5258
- Layout size: 80%
- Keycaps: PBT
Sikakeyb HM80 HE vs Realforce Topre GX1 Plus specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 19 specs differ
Sikakeyb HM80 HE
Realforce Topre GX1 Plus
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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