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Ducky Miya Pro Sea Melody vs Royal Kludge N80

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Ducky Miya Pro Sea Melody

Build quality in the bottom 15% of 65% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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Royal Kludge N80

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • No numpad.

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.

Ducky Miya Pro Sea Melody

Royal Kludge N80

  • Layout size

    65%

    75%

  • Connection

    Wired, Bluetooth

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Low profile

    No

    Yes

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

    Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Miya Pro Sea Melody
  • Royal Kludge N80
Performance
52
65
Build quality
45
62
Productivity
54
82
Customizability
47
72
Portability
85
79

What they share

  • Case material: Plastic
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Full specs

Ducky Miya Pro Sea Melody vs Royal Kludge N80 specs

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

14 of 24 specs differ

Ducky Miya Pro Sea Melody

Royal Kludge N80

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Top Mount

Low profile

No
Yes

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
Yes

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired, Bluetooth
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

—
3,750 mAh

USB passthrough

No
Yes

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic
Plastic

Plate material

Plastic
—

Keycaps

PBT
ABS

Weight

—
1,200 g

Dimensions

—
28 x 330 x 140 mm

Backlight

None
RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2024

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