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Keychron Q2 vs Royal Kludge M87

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron Q2

Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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Royal Kludge M87

Build quality in the top 35% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • 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.
  • No numpad.

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 Q2

Royal Kludge M87

  • Layout size

    65%

    80%

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount, PCB Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • Display

    None

    LCD

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q2
  • Royal Kludge M87
Performance
66
66
Build quality
90
69
Productivity
95
83
Customizability
98
78
Portability
70
85

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q2 vs Royal Kludge M87 specs

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

13 of 26 specs differ

Keychron Q2

Royal Kludge M87

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, PCB Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

65%
80%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
LCD

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

Wired only
7,500 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
—

Plate material

Steel
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

1,645 g
840 g

Dimensions

20 x 121 x 328 mm
41 x 157 x 41 mm

Typing angle

7°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2021
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Q2

  • Input Gear

    ISO-FR

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron

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

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

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

    In stockDoes not ship to you

Royal Kludge M87

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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