Head to head · Prices checked Nov 10, 2026

Keychron K2 V2 vs Royal Kludge RK84

Get the Keychron K2 V2 for the 4,000 mAh battery. Get the Royal Kludge RK84 for sound dampening.

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Battery

Keychron K2 V2

Keychron K2 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard (Version 2)

4.9 (2,716)4.9 · 2,716 reviews

from$59at Keychron

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Sound dampening

Royal Kludge RK84

No reviews

from$54at Royal Kludge

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K2 V2

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

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

$59 at Keychron

Get the

Royal Kludge RK84

Sound dampening

Build quality in the bottom 20% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

$54 at Royal Kludge

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 K2 V2

Royal Kludge RK84

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
Case material
Aluminum, Plastic
Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
Sound dampening
No
Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron K2 V2
Royal Kludge RK84

Performance: 74
62
Build quality: 66
50
Productivity: 65
77
Customizability: 66
68
Portability: 79
80

What they share

Layout size: 75%
Hot-swappable
Keycaps: ABS, PBT

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K2 V2 vs Royal Kludge RK84 specs

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

10 of 23 specs differ

Spec

Keychron K2 V2

Royal Kludge RK84

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount

—

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-UK, JIS

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

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

Yes

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Plastic

Plastic

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

Weight

—

803.5 g

Dimensions

—

41 x 315 x 125 mm

Typing angle

—

8°

Backlight

RGB, north-facing

RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2019

2021

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K2 V2

Keychron
ISO-UK
In stockShips to you
Keychron
ISO-Nordic
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron
ISO-DE
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-FR
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-UK
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-Nordic
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-ES
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Royal Kludge RK84

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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