Akko 9009 5087B Plus vs Royal Kludge C87
Get the Akko 9009 5087B Plus for hot-swappable. Get the Royal Kludge C87 for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Akko 9009 5087B Plus
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the bottom 35% of 80% boards under $100.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
Get the
Royal Kludge C87
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 5% of 80% boards under $100.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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 9009 5087B Plus
Royal Kludge C87
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
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
- Akko 9009 5087B Plus
- Royal Kludge C87
- Performance
- 7693
- Build quality
- 5544
- Productivity
- 6670
- Customizability
- 6249
- Portability
- 7356
- Layout size: 80%
- Keycaps: PBT
Akko 9009 5087B Plus vs Royal Kludge C87 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 22 specs differ
Akko 9009 5087B Plus
Royal Kludge C87
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Akko 9009 5087B Plus
WhatGeek
ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic
Out of stockShips to you
Royal Kludge C87
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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