Head to head · Prices checked Nov 10, 2026

Royal Kludge A72 HE vs Neo Neo98

Get the Royal Kludge A72 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Neo Neo98 for the 8,000 mAh battery.

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Hall effect

Royal Kludge A72 HE

from$99at Royal Kludge

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Battery

Neo Neo98

from$129at MK

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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.

$99 at Royal Kludge

Get the

Neo Neo98

Battery

Build quality in the top 25% of 98% boards under $150.

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.

$129 at MK

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

Neo Neo98

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
Neo Neo98

Performance: 93
68
Build quality: 60
72
Productivity: 83
76
Customizability: 73
56
Portability: 94
65

What they share

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

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Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 HE vs Neo Neo98 specs

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

11 of 25 specs differ

Spec

Royal Kludge A72 HE

Neo Neo98

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic

—

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount

Gasket Mount, Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%

98%

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Alice

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

LED

None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz

—

Battery

7,500 mAh

8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—

Aluminum

Plate material

—

Aluminum, Plastic

Keycaps

PBT

ABS, PBT

Weight

1,350 g

—

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm

—

Typing angle

—

7°

Backlight

RGB

Yes, south-facing

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

Where to buy

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