Royal Kludge C87 vs AULA F99
Get the Royal Kludge C87 for hall effect. Get the AULA F99 for hot-swappable.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Royal Kludge C87
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 10% of 80% boards under $100.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- No numpad.
Get the
AULA F99
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the bottom 40% of 96% boards under $100.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
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 C87
AULA F99
Layout size
80%
96%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Switch options
Magnetic
Linear
- Royal Kludge C87
- AULA F99
- Performance
- 9358
- Build quality
- 4557
- Productivity
- 7187
- Customizability
- 4965
- Portability
- 5662
- Rapid trigger
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Royal Kludge C87 vs AULA F99 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
10 of 23 specs differ
Royal Kludge C87
AULA F99
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
Mac & Windows
Released
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