Royal Kludge C87 vs Zuoya GMK87
Get the Royal Kludge C87 for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Zuoya GMK87 for hot-swappable.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Royal Kludge C87
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 5% of 80% boards under $100.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
Get the
Zuoya GMK87
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 30% of 80% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
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
Zuoya GMK87
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
Display
None
Yes
A case display rather than a typing feature
- Royal Kludge C87
- Zuoya GMK87
- Performance
- 9360
- Build quality
- 4470
- Productivity
- 7075
- Customizability
- 4977
- Portability
- 5673
- Layout size: 80%
- Sound dampening
Royal Kludge C87 vs Zuoya GMK87 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
7 of 22 specs differ
Royal Kludge C87
Zuoya GMK87
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
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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