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Keychron B35 vs Royal Kludge X104

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron B35

Build quality in the bottom 15% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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Royal Kludge X104

Hot-swappable

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

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 B35

Royal Kludge X104

  • Layout size

    96%

    100%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron B35
  • Royal Kludge X104
Performance
60
79
Build quality
44
52
Productivity
71
84
Customizability
49
67
Portability
53
45
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Full specs

Keychron B35 vs Royal Kludge X104 specs

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

12 of 22 specs differ

Keychron B35

Royal Kludge X104

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

800 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
—

Keycaps

ABS
PBT

Weight

510 g
1,350 g

Dimensions

26 x 136 x 381 mm
43 x 422 x 137 mm

Typing angle

7°
—

Backlight

None
RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2026

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