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Corsair K70 Max vs Royalaxe L98

Get the Corsair K70 Max for hall effect. Get the Royalaxe L98 for hot-swappable.

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Corsair K70 Max

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 40% of 100% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

  • 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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Royalaxe L98

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 40% of 98% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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.

Corsair K70 Max

Royalaxe L98

  • Layout size

    100%

    98%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps 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

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Aluminum, Plastic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Corsair K70 Max
  • Royalaxe L98
Performance
83
69
Build quality
51
67
Productivity
67
81
Customizability
52
69
Portability
42
69

What they share

  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

Corsair K70 Max vs Royalaxe L98 specs

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

11 of 21 specs differ

Corsair K70 Max

Royalaxe L98

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic
—

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
98%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
TFT

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

Battery

Wired only
6,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum, Plastic

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

—
1,120 g

Dimensions

39 x 442 x 166 mm
39 x 405 x 149 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2022

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