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Nuphy Air60 V2 vs Royal Kludge S98

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Nuphy Air60 V2

from$70at Nuphy

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Royal Kludge S98

from$89at Royal Kludge

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Nuphy Air60 V2

Build quality in the top 15% of 60% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

$70 at Nuphy

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Royal Kludge S98

Battery

Build quality in the top 35% 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.

$89 at Royal Kludge

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.

Nuphy Air60 V2

Royal Kludge S98

Layout size
60%
96%
Battery
2,500 mAh
3,750 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
Yes
No
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile
Linear, Tactile
Knob
No
Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Nuphy Air60 V2
Royal Kludge S98

Performance: 74
65
Build quality: 80
72
Productivity: 82
82
Customizability: 94
72
Portability: 88
53

What they share

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

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Full specs

Nuphy Air60 V2 vs Royal Kludge S98 specs

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

15 of 28 specs differ

Spec

Nuphy Air60 V2

Royal Kludge S98

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile

Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Gasket Mount, Top Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%

96%

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

TFT

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

Battery

2,500 mAh

3,750 mAhBetter

USB passthrough

Yes

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum

—

Plate material

Aluminum

—

Keycaps

PBT

ABS, PBT

Weight

463 g

1,879 g

Dimensions

14 x 297 x 107 mm

41 x 140 x 41 mm

Typing angle

3°

—

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

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