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Filco Majestouch Ninja vs Royal Kludge S98

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Filco Majestouch Ninja

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 100% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.

Get the

Royal Kludge S98

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 30% 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.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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.

Filco Majestouch Ninja

Royal Kludge S98

  • Layout size

    100%

    96%

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear, Tactile

  • Mount style

    Plate Mount

    Gasket Mount, Top Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Filco Majestouch Ninja
  • Royal Kludge S98
Performance
44
65
Build quality
39
72
Productivity
45
82
Customizability
42
72
Portability
40
53
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Full specs

Filco Majestouch Ninja vs Royal Kludge S98 specs

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

18 of 23 specs differ

Filco Majestouch Ninja

Royal Kludge S98

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Gasket Mount, Top Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
TFT

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

Wired only
3,750 mAh

USB passthrough

No
Yes

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
—

Plate material

Plastic
—

Keycaps

ABS
ABS, PBT

Weight

1,202 g
1,879 g

Dimensions

39 x 438 x 39 mm
41 x 140 x 41 mm

Backlight

None
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2022
2023

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