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Ajazz AC100 vs Royal Kludge C87

Get the Ajazz AC100 for hot-swappable. Get the Royal Kludge C87 for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Ajazz AC100

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the bottom 45% 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.

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Royal Kludge C87

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 10% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • No numpad.

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.

Ajazz AC100

Royal Kludge C87

  • Layout size

    96%

    80%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Rapid trigger

    No

    Yes

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ajazz AC100
  • Royal Kludge C87
Performance
58
93
Build quality
60
45
Productivity
65
71
Customizability
65
49
Portability
62
56

What they share

  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Ajazz AC100 vs Royal Kludge C87 specs

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

13 of 23 specs differ

Ajazz AC100

Royal Kludge C87

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Gasket Mount
—

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

TFT
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

—
8,000 Hz

Battery

8,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
—

Plate material

FR4, Plastic
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

2,100 g
770 g

Dimensions

20 x 145 x 410 mm
41 x 366 x 139 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2025

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