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Keychron J14 HE vs Royal Kludge M87

Get the Keychron J14 HE for hall effect and qmk.

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Hall effect

Keychron J14 HE

from$119at Keychron

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Royal Kludge M87

from$89at Royal Kludge

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron J14 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 30% of 96% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$119 at Keychron

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Royal Kludge M87

Build quality in the top 35% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No numpad.

$89 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.

Keychron J14 HE

Royal Kludge M87

Layout size
96%
80%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear
Display
None
LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron J14 HE
Royal Kludge M87

Performance: 68
66
Build quality: 76
69
Productivity: 73
83
Customizability: 81
78
Portability: 50
85

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Mount style: Gasket Mount
Knob
Keycaps: PBT

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Full specs

Keychron J14 HE vs Royal Kludge M87 specs

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

11 of 22 specs differ

Spec

Keychron J14 HE

Royal Kludge M87

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Linear

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%

80%

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

LCD

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

—

7,500 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

—

840 g

Dimensions

—

41 x 157 x 41 mm

Backlight

None

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2024

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