Chilkey ND75 LP vs Royal Kludge S98 ES
Get the Chilkey ND75 LP for hall effect. Get the Royal Kludge S98 ES for the 3,750 mAh battery.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Chilkey ND75 LP
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 35% of 75% boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
Get the
Royal Kludge S98 ES
Battery
Build quality in the top 45% of 96% boards under $150.
- 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.
Chilkey ND75 LP
Royal Kludge S98 ES
Layout size
75%
96%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Battery
3,600 mAh
3,750 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
Yes
No
Mount style
Plate Mount
Top Mount
- Chilkey ND75 LP
- Royal Kludge S98 ES
- Performance
- 8278
- Build quality
- 7470
- Productivity
- 8791
- Customizability
- 7479
- Portability
- 8256
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
Chilkey ND75 LP vs Royal Kludge S98 ES specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
11 of 26 specs differ
Chilkey ND75 LP
Royal Kludge S98 ES
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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