Royal Kludge F99 vs Keychron K4 V3
Get the Royal Kludge F99 for the 5,000 mAh battery. Get the Keychron K4 V3 for qmk.
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from$74at Royal Kludge
5.0 · 4 reviews
from$94at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Royal Kludge F99
Battery
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 96% 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.
Get the
Keychron K4 V3
QMK
Build quality in the top 5% of 96% boards under $100.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
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 F99
Keychron K4 V3
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
5,000 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Switch options
Linear, Silent, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Tray Mount
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
- Royal Kludge F99
- Keychron K4 V3
- Performance
- 6282
- Build quality
- 6087
- Productivity
- 7795
- Customizability
- 6096
- Portability
- 5454
- Layout size: 96%
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
Royal Kludge F99 vs Keychron K4 V3 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 25 specs differ
Royal Kludge F99
Keychron K4 V3
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Royal Kludge F99
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron K4 V3
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-CH
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