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KBDFans Agar vs Royal Kludge S98 JP

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KBDFans Agar

5.0 (8)5.0 · 8 reviews

from$110at KBDfans

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Royal Kludge S98 JP

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from$109at Royal Kludge

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

KBDFans Agar

Build quality in the top 5% of 60% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

$110 at KBDfans

Get the

Royal Kludge S98 JP

Knob

Build quality in the top 40% of 96% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$109 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.

KBDFans Agar

Royal Kludge S98 JP

Layout size
60%
96%
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Ergonomics
Split Backspace
Standard
Mount style
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Top Mount
Knob
No
Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score

KBDFans Agar
Royal Kludge S98 JP

Performance: 63
78
Build quality: 90
70
Productivity: 82
91
Customizability: 90
79
Portability: 84
57

What they share

Hot-swappable
Sound dampening

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Full specs

KBDFans Agar vs Royal Kludge S98 JP specs

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

16 of 26 specs differ

Spec

KBDFans Agar

Royal Kludge S98 JP

Typing & switches

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%

96%

Layout standard

ANSI, Dvorak

JIS

Ergonomics

Split Backspace

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

LED

LCD

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

Battery

—

3,750 mAh

USB passthrough

Yes

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate

—

Plate material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate

—

Keycaps

PBT

ABS

Weight

1,300 g

1,880 g

Dimensions

15 x 297 x 123 mm

140 x 410 x 40 mm

Typing angle

9°

5°

Backlight

RGB

Firmware & software

VIA

Yes

VIAL

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

Where to buy

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