Glorious Compact vs Royal Kludge R99
Get the Royal Kludge R99 for hot-swappable and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Glorious Compact
Build quality in the bottom 35% of 100% boards under $100.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
Get the
Royal Kludge R99
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 45% of 100% boards under $100.
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 Compact
Royal Kludge R99
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Mount style
PCB Mount
Gasket Mount
Display
LED
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
- Glorious Compact
- Royal Kludge R99
- Performance
- 7285
- Build quality
- 5260
- Productivity
- 5077
- Customizability
- 5360
- Portability
- 4263
- Layout size: 100%
Glorious Compact vs Royal Kludge R99 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
8 of 21 specs differ
Glorious Compact
Royal Kludge R99
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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