Keychron K2 Max vs Royal Kludge N80
Get the Keychron K2 Max for the 4,000 mAh battery.
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4.5 (2)4.5 · 2 reviews
from$94at Keychron
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from$89at Royal Kludge
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron K2 Max
Battery
Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Royal Kludge N80
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 75% boards under $100.
- 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.
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 K2 Max
Royal Kludge N80
Battery
4,000 mAh
3,750 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
No
Yes
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Tactile
Mount style
PCB Mount, Plate Mount
Top Mount
- Keychron K2 Max
- Royal Kludge N80
- Performance
- 8165
- Build quality
- 8662
- Productivity
- 9582
- Customizability
- 9172
- Portability
- 7979
- Layout size: 75%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
Keychron K2 Max vs Royal Kludge N80 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
18 of 29 specs differ
Keychron K2 Max
Royal Kludge N80
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
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
Typing angle
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 K2 Max
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Royal Kludge N80
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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