Ticktype Evo80 vs Royal Kludge M87
Get the Ticktype Evo80 for the 8,000 mAh battery and qmk. Get the Royal Kludge M87 for hot-swappable and knob.
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5.0 (290)5.0 · 290 reviews
from$199at MonacoKeys
No reviews
from$89at Royal Kludge
Which one should you get?
Get the
Ticktype Evo80
Battery
Build quality in the top 15% of 80% boards under $200.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
Get the
Royal Kludge M87
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 35% of 80% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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.
Ticktype Evo80
Royal Kludge M87
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Battery
8,000 mAh
7,500 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Knob
No
Yes
Display
None
LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
- Ticktype Evo80
- Royal Kludge M87
- Performance
- 7866
- Build quality
- 7969
- Productivity
- 8583
- Customizability
- 7678
- Portability
- 8585
- Layout size: 80%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Switch options: Linear
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Ticktype Evo80 vs Royal Kludge M87 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
10 of 25 specs differ
Ticktype Evo80
Royal Kludge M87
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Ticktype Evo80
MonacoKeys
ISO-DE
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Royal Kludge M87
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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