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Head to head · Prices checked Nov 10, 2026

Keychron Q1 Ultra vs Royal Kludge S104

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q1 Ultra

Build quality in the top 35% of 75% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.
$229 at MK

Get the

Royal Kludge S104

Battery

Build quality in the top 40% of 100% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
$99 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 Q1 Ultra

Royal Kludge S104

  • Layout size

    75%

    100%

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    8,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear, Silent

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

    Top Mount

  • Display

    None

    TFT

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q1 Ultra
  • Royal Kludge S104
Performance
89
66
Build quality
74
63
Productivity
90
83
Customizability
77
74
Portability
83
63

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q1 Ultra vs Royal Kludge S104 specs

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

13 of 25 specs differ

Keychron Q1 Ultra

Royal Kludge S104

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Silent

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT, ISO-PT, JIS
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
TFT

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
—

Plate material

Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

PBT
ABS, PBT

Weight

1,724 g
1,520 g

Dimensions

32 x 328 x 145 mm
43 x 422 x 138 mm

Typing angle

5°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Q1 Ultra

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT, ISO-PT

    In stockDoes not ship to you

Royal Kludge S104

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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

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