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AULA F98 PRO vs Royal Kludge RK96

Get the AULA F98 PRO for the 4,000 mAh battery. Get the Royal Kludge RK96 for hot-swappable.

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Which one should you get?

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AULA F98 PRO

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 25% of 98% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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Royal Kludge RK96

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 40% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • 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.

AULA F98 PRO

Royal Kludge RK96

  • Layout size

    98%

    96%

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    3,750 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    PCB Mount

  • Display

    LCD

    None

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • AULA F98 PRO
  • Royal Kludge RK96
Performance
48
66
Build quality
49
69
Productivity
75
91
Customizability
58
78
Portability
50
54

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

AULA F98 PRO vs Royal Kludge RK96 specs

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

10 of 22 specs differ

AULA F98 PRO

Royal Kludge RK96

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
PCB Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

98%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

LCD
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

4,000 mAhBetter
3,750 mAh

USB passthrough

No
Yes

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Plastic

Keycaps

PC
ABS

Weight

—
1,500 g

Dimensions

—
38 x 124 x 38 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2022

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