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Glorious PC vs Royal Kludge S85

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Glorious PC

from$85at MK

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Royal Kludge S85

from$89at Royal Kludge

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Glorious PC

Build quality in the bottom 35% of 80% boards under $100.

$85 at MK

Get the

Royal Kludge S85

Knob

Build quality in the top 30% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

$89 at Royal Kludge

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.

Glorious PC

Royal Kludge S85

Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Mount style
Plate Mount
Gasket Mount
Knob
No
Yes
Display
None
OLED
A case display rather than a typing feature
Sound dampening
No
Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Glorious PC
Royal Kludge S85

Performance: 74
66
Build quality: 54
69
Productivity: 56
84
Customizability: 78
74
Portability: 56
86

What they share

Layout size: 80%
Hot-swappable

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Full specs

Glorious PC vs Royal Kludge S85 specs

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

12 of 22 specs differ

Spec

Glorious PC

Royal Kludge S85

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Tactile

—

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

OLED

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

Wired only

7,200 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS

—

Plate material

Plastic

—

Keycaps

ABS

PBT

Weight

—

950 g

Dimensions

—

44 x 142 x 44 mm

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2024

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