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Keychron B33 vs Royal Kludge N80

Get the Keychron B33 for the 4,000 mAh battery. Get the Royal Kludge N80 for hot-swappable.

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Keychron B33

Battery

Build quality in the top 40% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • No numpad.

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Royal Kludge N80

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the bottom 40% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • No numpad.

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.

Keychron B33

Royal Kludge N80

  • Layout size

    80%

    75%

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    3,750 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    ABS, Metal

    Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron B33
  • Royal Kludge N80
Performance
58
65
Build quality
66
62
Productivity
86
82
Customizability
52
72
Portability
74
78

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Low profile
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

Keychron B33 vs Royal Kludge N80 specs

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

17 of 27 specs differ

Keychron B33

Royal Kludge N80

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Top Mount

Low profile

Yes
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

80%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
Yes

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAhBetter
3,750 mAh

USB passthrough

No
Yes

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Metal
Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
ABS

Weight

1,977 g
1,200 g

Dimensions

33 x 370 x 146 mm
28 x 330 x 140 mm

Typing angle

5°, 7°
—

Backlight

None
RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2024

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