Keychron J2 vs Royal Kludge N80
Get the Keychron J2 for qmk. Get the Royal Kludge N80 for knob.
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4.4 (22)4.4 · 22 reviews
from$59at Keychron
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from$89at Royal Kludge
Which one should you get?
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Royal Kludge N80
Knob
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 75% boards under $100.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
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 J2
Royal Kludge N80
Low profile
No
Yes
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Tactile
Knob
No
Yes
Display
None
Yes
A case display rather than a typing feature
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
- Keychron J2
- Royal Kludge N80
- Performance
- 7065
- Build quality
- 7162
- Productivity
- 7382
- Customizability
- 8672
- Portability
- 7379
- Layout size: 75%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Battery: 3,750 mAh
- Sound dampening
Keychron J2 vs Royal Kludge N80 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 25 specs differ
Keychron J2
Royal Kludge N80
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
VIA
Mac & Windows
Released
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