Akko 9009 5087B Plus vs Royal Kludge M87
Get the Royal Kludge M87 for the 7,500 mAh battery and knob.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Akko 9009 5087B Plus
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 M87
Battery
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 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 M87
Battery
3,000 mAh
7,500 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Mount style
Tray Mount
Gasket Mount
Knob
No
Yes
Display
None
LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature
Weight
1,050 g
840 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
- Akko 9009 5087B Plus
- Royal Kludge M87
- Performance
- 7665
- Build quality
- 5568
- Productivity
- 6683
- Customizability
- 6278
- Portability
- 7385
- Layout size: 80%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Keycaps: PBT
Akko 9009 5087B Plus vs Royal Kludge M87 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 M87
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
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 M87
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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