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Gateron Bonanza vs Keydous NJ98

Get the Keydous NJ98 for the 8,000 mAh battery and sound dampening.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Gateron Bonanza

Build quality in the bottom 30% of 98% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.

Get the

Keydous NJ98

Battery

Build quality in the top 10% of 98% boards under $150.

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.

Gateron Bonanza

Keydous NJ98

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    8,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    ABS

    Aluminum, Brass, Steel

  • Switch options

    Clicky

    Clicky, Linear

  • Display

    None

    Yes

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Gateron Bonanza
  • Keydous NJ98
Performance
67
51
Build quality
53
77
Productivity
74
84
Customizability
75
84
Portability
55
65

What they share

  • Layout size: 98%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
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Full specs

Gateron Bonanza vs Keydous NJ98 specs

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

8 of 22 specs differ

Gateron Bonanza

Keydous NJ98

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky
Clicky, Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
—

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

98%
98%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
Yes

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

4,000 mAh
8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
Aluminum, Brass, Steel

Plate material

—
Aluminum, Brass, Steel

Keycaps

ABS
PBT

Weight

—
1,400 g

Dimensions

—
40 x 138 x 403 mm

Typing angle

6°
—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2023

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