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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 21, 2026

Keychron K8 Pro vs Royal Kludge M87

Get the Royal Kludge M87 for the 7,500 mAh battery and knob.

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 K8 Pro

Royal Kludge M87

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    7,500 mAh

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear

  • Mount style

    PCB Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K8 Pro
  • Royal Kludge M87
Performance
82
66
Build quality
90
69
Productivity
95
83
Customizability
96
78
Portability
73
85

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
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From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Keychron K8 Pro

4.9

52 owner reviews

Praise
“Straight out the box everything working, changed keys over from apple to windows no trouble, very impressed with the build quality. would 100% buy again!”
J.B.Verified buyer· via Keychron

Royal Kludge M87

No owner reviews collected yet.

Full specs

Keychron K8 Pro vs Royal Kludge M87 specs

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

15 of 26 specs differ

Keychron K8 Pro

Royal Kludge M87

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

PCB Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
LCD

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
7,500 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
—

Plate material

Steel
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

1,146 g
840 g

Dimensions

35 x 355 x 123 mm
41 x 157 x 41 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2022
2024

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $74Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $170Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    Visit
  • MKUS

    Out of stock
    $71Visit
  • Royal KludgeUS

    In stock
    $89Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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    Visit

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