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Ajazz AKL680 vs Royal Kludge S98

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Quick verdict

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Ajazz AKL680

Build quality in the bottom 35% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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Royal Kludge S98

Hot-swappable

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.

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 AKL680

Royal Kludge S98

  • Layout size

    65%

    96%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Low profile

    Yes

    No

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ajazz AKL680
  • Royal Kludge S98
Performance
55
65
Build quality
55
72
Productivity
42
82
Customizability
42
72
Portability
77
53

What they share

  • Switch options: Linear, Tactile
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Full specs

Ajazz AKL680 vs Royal Kludge S98 specs

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

13 of 21 specs differ

Ajazz AKL680

Royal Kludge S98

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Tactile
Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount, Top Mount

Low profile

Yes
No

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
TFT

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

—
3,750 mAh

USB passthrough

No
Yes

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
—

Keycaps

ABS
ABS, PBT

Weight

450 g
1,879 g

Dimensions

50 x 150 x 385 mm
41 x 140 x 41 mm

Backlight

None
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2023

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