Akko 5098B vs Royal Kludge M87
Get the Akko 5098B for the 8,000 mAh battery. Get the Royal Kludge M87 for sound dampening.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Akko 5098B
Battery
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 96% boards under $150.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
Get the
Royal Kludge M87
Sound dampening
Build quality in the top 35% of 80% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
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.
Akko 5098B
Royal Kludge M87
Layout size
96%
80%
Battery
8,000 mAh
7,500 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Display
TFT
LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature
Weight
1,020 g
840 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
Sound dampening
No
Yes
- Akko 5098B
- Royal Kludge M87
- Performance
- 7866
- Build quality
- 6669
- Productivity
- 7483
- Customizability
- 7678
- Portability
- 6885
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- Keycaps: PBT
Akko 5098B vs Royal Kludge M87 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 21 specs differ
Akko 5098B
Royal Kludge M87
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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