Royal Kludge F99 AI vs Vgn S99
Get the Royal Kludge F99 AI for usb passthrough. Get the Vgn S99 for n-key rollover.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Royal Kludge F99 AI
USB passthrough
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.
Get the
Vgn S99
N-key rollover
Build quality in the bottom 25% of 96% boards under $100.
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
Vgn S99
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
USB passthrough
Yes
No
Backlight
RGB, south-facing
RGB
RGB for looks and low light rather than speed
N-key rollover
No
Yes
- Royal Kludge F99 AI
- Vgn S99
- Performance
- 6258
- Build quality
- 5052
- Productivity
- 7762
- Customizability
- 6059
- Portability
- 4559
- Layout size: 96%
- Hot-swappable
- Switch options: Linear
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Royal Kludge F99 AI vs Vgn S99 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
7 of 22 specs differ
Royal Kludge F99 AI
Vgn S99
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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