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Keychron K10 vs Royal Kludge S98

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K10

Battery

Build quality in the top 30% of 100% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.

Get the

Royal Kludge S98

Build quality in the top 35% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • 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.

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 K10

Royal Kludge S98

  • Layout size

    100%

    96%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    3,750 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear, Tactile

  • Mount style

    Tray Mount

    Gasket Mount, Top Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K10
  • Royal Kludge S98
Performance
61
65
Build quality
66
72
Productivity
65
82
Customizability
66
72
Portability
54
53

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K10 vs Royal Kludge S98 specs

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

14 of 22 specs differ

Keychron K10

Royal Kludge S98

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount
Gasket Mount, Top Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-UK
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
TFT

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 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
—

Keycaps

ABS
ABS, PBT

Weight

—
1,879 g

Dimensions

—
41 x 140 x 41 mm

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2021
2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K10

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-FR

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-UK

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Royal Kludge S98

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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