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Royal Kludge A72 HE vs Keydous NJ98

Get the Royal Kludge A72 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Keydous NJ98 for the 8,000 mAh battery.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Royal Kludge A72 HE

Hall effect

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

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

Get the

Keydous NJ98

Battery

Build quality in the top 10% of 98% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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 HE

Keydous NJ98

  • Layout size

    65%

    98%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Rapid trigger

    Yes

    No

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Battery

    7,500 mAh

    8,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Standard

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge A72 HE
  • Keydous NJ98
Performance
93
51
Build quality
60
77
Productivity
83
84
Customizability
73
85
Portability
94
65

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 HE vs Keydous NJ98 specs

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

11 of 24 specs differ

Royal Kludge A72 HE

Keydous NJ98

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic
Clicky, Linear

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
98%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Alice
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

LED
Yes

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

Battery

7,500 mAh
8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum, Brass, Steel

Plate material

—
Aluminum, Brass, Steel

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,350 g
1,400 g

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm
40 x 138 x 403 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2023

Where to buy

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