grid 100 vs Royal Kludge X104
Get the grid 100 for qmk and via. Get the Royal Kludge X104 for hot-swappable and knob.
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from$64at Royal Kludge
Which one should you get?
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Royal Kludge X104
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the bottom 40% 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.
grid 100
Royal Kludge X104
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Switch options
Silent
Linear
Knob
No
Yes
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
- grid 100
- Royal Kludge X104
- Performance
- 5379
- Build quality
- 6452
- Productivity
- 5284
- Customizability
- 7467
- Portability
- 4245
grid 100 vs Royal Kludge X104 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 19 specs differ
grid 100
Royal Kludge X104
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
USB-C
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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