Glorious PC Compact vs Royal Kludge S98 JP
Get the Royal Kludge S98 JP for knob and sound dampening.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Glorious PC Compact
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 60% boards under $50.
- Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
Get the
Royal Kludge S98 JP
Knob
Build quality in the top 40% of 96% boards under $150.
- 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.
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 Compact
Royal Kludge S98 JP
Layout size
60%
96%
Knob
No
Yes
Display
None
LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature
Sound dampening
No
Yes
Layout standard
ANSI, ISO
JIS
ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit
- Glorious PC Compact
- Royal Kludge S98 JP
- Performance
- 5478
- Build quality
- 5970
- Productivity
- 5091
- Customizability
- 8279
- Portability
- 7057
- Hot-swappable
- Keycaps: ABS
Glorious PC Compact vs Royal Kludge S98 JP specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
11 of 24 specs differ
Glorious PC Compact
Royal Kludge S98 JP
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Glorious PC Compact
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ISO
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Royal Kludge S98 JP
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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