Royal Kludge F99 AI vs Redragon HORUS K618
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Royal Kludge F99 AI
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the bottom 20% of 96% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
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Redragon HORUS K618
Build quality in the bottom 10% of 100% boards under $100.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
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 AI
Redragon HORUS K618
Layout size
96%
100%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Low profile
No
Yes
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Royal Kludge F99 AI
- Redragon HORUS K618
- Performance
- 6372
- Build quality
- 5044
- Productivity
- 7748
- Customizability
- 6044
- Portability
- 4548
Royal Kludge F99 AI vs Redragon HORUS K618 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 21 specs differ
Royal Kludge F99 AI
Redragon HORUS K618
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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