Royal Kludge F68 vs S98 ES
Get the Royal Kludge S98 ES for hot-swappable and the 3,750 mAh battery.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Royal Kludge F68
Build quality in the bottom 35% of 60% boards under $100.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
Get the
Royal Kludge S98 ES
Hot-swappable
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.
Royal Kludge F68
Royal Kludge S98 ES
Layout size
60%
96%
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Battery
600 mAh
3,750 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
Yes
No
- Royal Kludge F68
- Royal Kludge S98 ES
- Performance
- 4678
- Build quality
- 5270
- Productivity
- 5391
- Customizability
- 4479
- Portability
- 8256
Royal Kludge F68 vs S98 ES specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
15 of 23 specs differ
Royal Kludge F68
Royal Kludge S98 ES
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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