DryMartini DM108 vs Royal Kludge RK96
Get the Royal Kludge RK96 for knob and sound dampening.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
DryMartini DM108
Build quality in the top 35% of 100% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Royal Kludge RK96
Knob
Build quality in the bottom 30% of 96% boards under $100.
- 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.
DryMartini DM108
Royal Kludge RK96
Layout size
100%
96%
Mount style
Gasket Mount
PCB Mount
Knob
No
Yes
Sound dampening
No
Yes
Screw-in stabilizers
No
Yes
Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt
- DryMartini DM108
- Royal Kludge RK96
- Performance
- 6351
- Build quality
- 6454
- Productivity
- 5791
- Customizability
- 7578
- Portability
- 4954
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
DryMartini DM108 vs Royal Kludge RK96 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
10 of 23 specs differ
DryMartini DM108
Royal Kludge RK96
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
Mac & Windows
Released
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