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Keychron K1 Max vs Royal Kludge N80

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K1 Max

Battery

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No numpad.

Get the

Royal Kludge N80

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • 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 K1 Max

Royal Kludge N80

  • Layout size

    80%

    75%

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    3,750 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

    Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear, Tactile

  • Mount style

    PCB Mount, Plate Mount

    Top Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K1 Max
  • Royal Kludge N80
Performance
82
65
Build quality
81
62
Productivity
90
82
Customizability
89
72
Portability
73
79

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Low profile
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K1 Max vs Royal Kludge N80 specs

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

17 of 28 specs differ

Keychron K1 Max

Royal Kludge N80

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

PCB Mount, Plate Mount
Top Mount

Low profile

Yes
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-UK
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, Aluminum, Plastic
Plastic

Plate material

Plastic, Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
ABS

Weight

608 g
1,200 g

Dimensions

24 x 346 x 119 mm
28 x 330 x 140 mm

Typing angle

3°
—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K1 Max

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Royal Kludge N80

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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