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Keychron K8 V2 vs Royal Kludge RK Sink87G

Get the Keychron K8 V2 for hot-swappable and the 4,000 mAh battery.

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 V2

Royal Kludge RK Sink87G

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    1,850 mAh

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum

    Plastic

  • Weight

    800 g

    1,100 g

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K8 V2
  • Royal Kludge RK Sink87G
Performance
82
59
Build quality
79
43
Productivity
81
59
Customizability
89
49
Portability
73
67

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
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From real owners

What owners say

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

Keychron K8 V2

5.0

1 owner reviews

Praise
“Moving from previous K8 to this new K8 v2 I can say that Keychron made unbelievable improvement! This midrange keyboard performs better than my colleagues custom keyboards for more than double the price. Me and my colleagues are amazed how good this keyboard…”
VladimirVerified buyer· via Keychron

Royal Kludge RK Sink87G

No owner reviews collected yet.

Full specs

Keychron K8 V2 vs Royal Kludge RK Sink87G specs

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

13 of 23 specs differ

Keychron K8 V2

Royal Kludge RK Sink87G

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

PCB Mount
—

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAhBetter
1,850 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
Plastic

Keycaps

PBT
ABS

Weight

800 g
1,100 g

Dimensions

22 x 354 x 124 mm
39 x 360 x 135 mm

Typing angle

4°
8°

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2021

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
    $89Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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  • Keychron (DE)DE

    Out of stock
    $125Visit
  • Royal KludgeUS

    In stock
    $64Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$64Visit

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