Keychron Q12 vs Royal Kludge L98
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4.5 (12)4.5 · 12 reviews
from$129at MK
No reviews
from$89at Royal Kludge
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron Q12
Build quality in the top 5% of 96% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Royal Kludge L98
Build quality in the top 25% of 96% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- 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 Q12
Royal Kludge L98
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Silent, Tactile
Mount style
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount
Display
None
LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature
Weight
2,491 g
990 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
- Keychron Q12
- Royal Kludge L98
- Performance
- 7378
- Build quality
- 9076
- Productivity
- 9880
- Customizability
- 9872
- Portability
- 4659
- Layout size: 96%
- Hot-swappable
- Ergonomics: Southpaw
- Knob
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Keychron Q12 vs Royal Kludge L98 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 28 specs differ
Keychron Q12
Royal Kludge L98
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
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 Q12
Keychron
ISO
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Royal Kludge L98
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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