Keychron K10 Ultra vs Royal Kludge S98 ES
Get the Keychron K10 Ultra for the 4,000 mAh battery. Get the Royal Kludge S98 ES for knob.
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3.0 · 2 reviews
from$114at MK
No reviews
from$109at Royal Kludge
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron K10 Ultra
Battery
Build quality in the top 10% of 100% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Royal Kludge S98 ES
Knob
Build quality in the top 45% of 96% boards under $150.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
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 K10 Ultra
Royal Kludge S98 ES
Layout size
100%
96%
Battery
4,000 mAh
3,750 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Mount style
Plate Mount
Top Mount
Knob
No
Yes
Display
None
LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature
- Keychron K10 Ultra
- Royal Kludge S98 ES
- Performance
- 9078
- Build quality
- 8370
- Productivity
- 9491
- Customizability
- 9179
- Portability
- 5656
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
Keychron K10 Ultra vs Royal Kludge S98 ES specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
15 of 27 specs differ
Keychron K10 Ultra
Royal Kludge S98 ES
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron K10 Ultra
Keychron (DE)
ISO
In stockDoes not ship to you
Royal Kludge S98 ES
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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