zFrontier Smurve80 vs Royal Kludge RK89
Get the zFrontier Smurve80 for the 8,000 mAh battery and sound dampening. Get the Royal Kludge RK89 for usb passthrough.
KeebFinder may earn a commission when you buy through these links, at no extra cost to you.
![[In Stock] Smurve80 Mechanical Keyboard](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1674/0405/files/14_8fb1b38c-fffa-455d-8c3c-c268040d5fce.png?v=1780976653&width=3840&quality=75)
Which one should you get?
Get the
zFrontier Smurve80
Battery
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 80% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Royal Kludge RK89
USB passthrough
Build quality in the bottom 20% of 80% 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.
zFrontier Smurve80
Royal Kludge RK89
Battery
8,000 mAh
1,850 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Weight
1,384 g
1,000 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
Sound dampening
Yes
No
Keycaps
PBT
ABS
USB passthrough
No
Yes
- zFrontier Smurve80
- Royal Kludge RK89
- Performance
- 7462
- Build quality
- 6048
- Productivity
- 7666
- Customizability
- 5962
- Portability
- 8571
- Layout size: 80%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
zFrontier Smurve80 vs Royal Kludge RK89 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 22 specs differ
zFrontier Smurve80
Royal Kludge RK89
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
Compare prices
Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.
Prices in USD are converted to your currency and can change at any time. KeebFinder may earn a commission when you buy through these links, at no extra cost to you.
Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.
- Check on Amazon
Amazon
Check price
Not sold on either?
![[Out of Stock] Lucky65 65% Mechanical Keyboard](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0549/0262/0278/files/5_926b3a56-4411-4c76-b8da-74cee064f846.jpg?v=1725348037&width=3840&quality=75)
Still torn?
Answer a few quick questions and the keyboard finder ranks 2,000+ boards by how you will actually use yours.