Royal Kludge C87 vs RK96
Get the Royal Kludge C87 for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Royal Kludge RK96 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
Royal Kludge RK96
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the bottom 30% of 96% boards under $100.
- 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
Royal Kludge RK96
Layout size
80%
96%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Faster resets help 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
- Royal Kludge C87
- Royal Kludge RK96
- Performance
- 9351
- Build quality
- 4555
- Productivity
- 7191
- Customizability
- 4978
- Portability
- 5654
- Sound dampening
Royal Kludge C87 vs RK96 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 25 specs differ
Royal Kludge C87
Royal Kludge RK96
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
Mac & Windows
Released
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