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Keychron Q6 vs Royal Kludge S104

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron Q6

Build quality in the top 5% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

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Royal Kludge S104

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.

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 Q6

Royal Kludge S104

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • 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

  • Weight

    2,420 g

    1,520 g

    Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q6
  • Royal Kludge S104
Performance
72
67
Build quality
89
63
Productivity
97
84
Customizability
98
74
Portability
46
63

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: ABS, PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q6 vs Royal Kludge S104 specs

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

13 of 26 specs differ

Keychron Q6

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

100%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-CH, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-UK, JIS
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
TFT

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

Wired only
8,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
—

Plate material

Steel
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
ABS, PBT

Weight

2,420 g
1,520 g

Dimensions

20 x 137 x 446 mm
43 x 422 x 138 mm

Typing angle

5°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2022
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Q6

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-CH

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-CH

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Royal Kludge S104

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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