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Chilkey ND104 vs Royal Kludge S98 JP

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Battery

Chilkey ND104

5.0 (14)5.0 · 14 reviews

from$174at MK

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Royal Kludge S98 JP

No reviews

from$109at Royal Kludge

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Chilkey ND104

Battery

Build quality in the top 5% of 100% boards under $200.

$174 at MK

Get the

Royal Kludge S98 JP

Build quality in the top 40% of 96% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$109 at Royal Kludge

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.

Chilkey ND104

Royal Kludge S98 JP

Layout size
100%
96%
Battery
8,000 mAh
3,750 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Mount style
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount
Top Mount
Display
Yes
LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Chilkey ND104
Royal Kludge S98 JP

Performance: 79
78
Build quality: 89
70
Productivity: 94
91
Customizability: 90
79
Portability: 65
57

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Knob
Sound dampening

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Chilkey ND104 vs Royal Kludge S98 JP specs

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

9 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Chilkey ND104

Royal Kludge S98 JP

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Silent

—

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount

Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%

96%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-UK

JIS

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

Yes

LCD

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

Battery

8,000 mAhBetter

3,750 mAh

USB passthrough

Yes

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

—

Plate material

FR4

—

Keycaps

PBT

ABS

Weight

—

1,880 g

Dimensions

34 x 438 x 140 mm

140 x 410 x 40 mm

Typing angle

—

5°

Backlight

RGB

Firmware & software

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Chilkey ND104

Input Gear
ISO-UK
Out of stockShips to you

Royal Kludge S98 JP

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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