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Nuphy Air75 V2 vs Royal Kludge L98

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Nuphy Air75 V2

Build quality in the top 15% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.

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Royal Kludge L98

Battery

Build quality in the top 25% 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.

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 Air75 V2

Royal Kludge L98

  • Layout size

    75%

    96%

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    8,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Low profile

    Yes

    No

  • Ergonomics

    Standard

    Southpaw

  • Switch options

    Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile

    Linear, Silent, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Nuphy Air75 V2
  • Royal Kludge L98
Performance
81
78
Build quality
80
76
Productivity
89
80
Customizability
94
73
Portability
79
59

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Nuphy Air75 V2 vs Royal Kludge L98 specs

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

17 of 29 specs differ

Nuphy Air75 V2

Royal Kludge L98

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile
Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Low profile

Yes
No

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Southpaw

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
LCD

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
8,000 mAhBetter

USB passthrough

No
Yes

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
—

Plate material

Aluminum
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

598 g
990 g

Dimensions

14 x 316 x 133 mm
45 x 400 x 140 mm

Typing angle

9°
5°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2023
2025

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