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Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs XVX M98

Get the Royal Kludge A72 Alice for knob. Get the XVX M98 for the 8,000 mAh battery.

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Knob

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

A72 68% Ergonomic Alice Layout Mechanical Keyboard

from$89at Royal Kludge

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Battery

XVX M98

from$74at XVX

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Knob

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$89 at Royal Kludge

Get the

XVX M98

Battery

Build quality in the top 50% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$74 at XVX

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.

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

XVX M98

Layout size
65%
96%
Battery
7,500 mAh
8,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Ergonomics
Alice
Standard
Switch options
Linear, Silent, Tactile
Linear
Knob
Yes
No

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Royal Kludge A72 Alice
XVX M98

Performance: 58
61
Build quality: 62
66
Productivity: 83
77
Customizability: 73
67
Portability: 94
64

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Mount style: Gasket Mount
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs XVX M98 specs

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

12 of 22 specs differ

Spec

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

XVX M98

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Silent, Tactile

Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%

96%

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Alice

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

LED

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

Battery

7,500 mAh

8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—

Plastic

Plate material

—

Plastic

Keycaps

PBT

ABS

Weight

1,350 g

1,140 g

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm

36 x 408 x 142 mm

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

2026

Where to buy

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