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Glorious PC V2 vs Royal Kludge S98

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Glorious PC V2

Glorious PC GMMK V2 65% Hotswap RGB Mechanical Keyboard

from$89at MK

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Royal Kludge S98

from$89at Royal Kludge

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Glorious PC V2

Build quality in the top 25% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$89 at MK

Get the

Royal Kludge S98

Knob

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.

$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 V2

Royal Kludge S98

Layout size
65%
96%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Mount style
Plate Mount
Gasket Mount, Top Mount
Knob
No
Yes
Display
None
TFT
A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Glorious PC V2
Royal Kludge S98

Performance: 66
65
Build quality: 78
72
Productivity: 92
82
Customizability: 82
72
Portability: 71
53

What they share

Hot-swappable
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Glorious PC V2 vs Royal Kludge S98 specs

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

11 of 25 specs differ

Spec

Glorious PC V2

Royal Kludge S98

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount

Gasket Mount, Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%

96%

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

TFT

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

Wired only

3,750 mAh

USB passthrough

Yes

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Plastic

—

Plate material

Plastic

—

Keycaps

ABS

ABS, PBT

Weight

—

1,879 g

Dimensions

—

41 x 140 x 41 mm

Typing angle

7°

—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

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