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Royal Kludge C84 HE vs XVX HE68

Get the Royal Kludge C84 HE for mac & windows. Get the XVX HE68 for screw-in stabilizers and n-key rollover.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Royal Kludge C84 HE

Mac & Windows

Build quality in the bottom 20% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • No numpad.

Get the

XVX HE68

Screw-in stabilizers

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.

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.

Royal Kludge C84 HE

XVX HE68

  • Layout size

    75%

    68%

  • Switch options

    Magnetic

    Linear, Magnetic

  • Screw-in stabilizers

    No

    Yes

    Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt

  • N-key rollover

    No

    Yes

  • Mac & Windows

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge C84 HE
  • XVX HE68
Performance
94
88
Build quality
50
74
Productivity
76
63
Customizability
59
61
Portability
63
64

What they share

  • Hall effect (magnetic)
  • Rapid trigger
  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Royal Kludge C84 HE vs XVX HE68 specs

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

6 of 23 specs differ

Royal Kludge C84 HE

XVX HE68

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic
Linear, Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

—
Sandwich Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
68%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

—
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

770 g
—

Dimensions

41 x 317 x 126 mm
—

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2025

Where to buy

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