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KBDFans Chamber vs Royal Kludge RK89

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

KBDFans Chamber

Sound dampening

Build quality in the top 25% of 80% boards under $100.

Get the

Royal Kludge RK89

Build quality in the bottom 20% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

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 Chamber

Royal Kludge RK89

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Display

    LED

    None

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • Weight

    415 g

    1,000 g

    Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel

  • Sound dampening

    Yes

    No

  • Layout standard

    ANSI, ISO

    ANSI

    ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • KBDFans Chamber
  • Royal Kludge RK89
Performance
48
62
Build quality
74
48
Productivity
58
66
Customizability
58
62
Portability
52
71

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • Hot-swappable
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Full specs

KBDFans Chamber vs Royal Kludge RK89 specs

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

11 of 22 specs differ

KBDFans Chamber

Royal Kludge RK89

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

LED
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

Wired only
1,850 mAh

USB passthrough

No
Yes

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate
—

Plate material

Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

—
ABS

Weight

415 g
1,000 g

Dimensions

19 x 359 x 140 mm
41 x 135 x 41 mm

Typing angle

7°
—

Backlight

None
RGB

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

KBDFans Chamber

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

Royal Kludge RK89

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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