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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?

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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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Vgn S99

N-key rollover

Build quality in the bottom 25% of 96% boards under $100.

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

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

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge F99 AI
  • Vgn S99
Performance
62
58
Build quality
50
52
Productivity
77
62
Customizability
60
59
Portability
45
59

What they share

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

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

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
6,000 mAh

USB passthrough

Yes
No

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Plastic

Plate material

—
FR4

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,020 g
—

Dimensions

43 x 391 x 147 mm
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2026

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