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Redragon FIZZ K617 vs Royal Kludge S98 ES

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Redragon FIZZ K617

Build quality in the top 50% of 60% boards under $50.

Rules this board out

  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

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Royal Kludge S98 ES

Knob

Build quality in the top 45% of 96% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • 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.

Redragon FIZZ K617

Royal Kludge S98 ES

  • Layout size

    60%

    96%

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Mount style

    Bottom Mount

    Top Mount

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

  • Display

    LED

    LCD

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Redragon FIZZ K617
  • Royal Kludge S98 ES
Performance
71
78
Build quality
61
70
Productivity
53
91
Customizability
67
79
Portability
70
56

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Redragon FIZZ K617 vs Royal Kludge S98 ES specs

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

13 of 23 specs differ

Redragon FIZZ K617

Royal Kludge S98 ES

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Bottom Mount
Top Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT, ISO-UK, JIS
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

LED
LCD

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

Wired only
3,750 mAh

USB passthrough

No
Yes

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic
—

Keycaps

—
ABS

Weight

590 g
1,879 g

Dimensions

38 x 99 x 36 mm
42 x 409 x 140 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2021
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Redragon FIZZ K617

  • Redragon

    ISO-UK

    In stockShips to you

  • Redragon

    ISO-FR

    In stockShips to you

Royal Kludge S98 ES

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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