Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

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Royal Kludge C98 HE

Mechboards DC 01

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
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Knob
Yes
No
Sound dampening
Yes
No

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Royal Kludge C98 HE
Mechboards DC 01

Performance: 95
44
Build quality: 52
53
Productivity: 84
41
Customizability: 67
49
Portability: 45
41

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Full specs

Royal Kludge C98 HE vs Mechboards DC 01 specs

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9 of 19 specs differ

Spec

Royal Kludge C98 HE

Mechboards DC 01

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic

—

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%

—

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

—

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz

—

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Keycaps

PBT

—

Weight

1,200 g

—

Dimensions

41 x 409 x 140 mm

—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

None

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

2022

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