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Royal Kludge F99 AI vs XVX M98

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Royal Kludge F99 AI

USB passthrough

Build quality in the bottom 20% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

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XVX M98

Build quality in the top 50% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

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.

Royal Kludge F99 AI

XVX M98

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Display

    None

    LED

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • Weight

    1,020 g

    1,140 g

    Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel

  • Keycaps

    PBT

    ABS

  • USB passthrough

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge F99 AI
  • XVX M98
Performance
62
61
Build quality
50
66
Productivity
77
77
Customizability
60
67
Portability
45
64

What they share

  • Layout size: 96%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Switch options: Linear
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

Royal Kludge F99 AI vs XVX M98 specs

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

7 of 21 specs differ

Royal Kludge F99 AI

XVX M98

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
LED

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only
8,000 mAh

USB passthrough

Yes
No

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Plastic

Plate material

—
Plastic

Keycaps

PBT
ABS

Weight

1,020 g
1,140 g

Dimensions

43 x 391 x 147 mm
36 x 408 x 142 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2026

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