Keychron Q65 vs Royal Kludge S98
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4.5 (4)4.5 · 4 reviews
from$79at Keychron
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from$89at Royal Kludge
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron Q65
Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
Get the
Royal Kludge S98
Build quality in the top 30% of 96% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
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 Q65
Royal Kludge S98
Layout size
65%
96%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Tactile
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Top Mount
Display
None
TFT
A case display rather than a typing feature
- Keychron Q65
- Royal Kludge S98
- Performance
- 6665
- Build quality
- 8972
- Productivity
- 9582
- Customizability
- 9672
- Portability
- 7053
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- Sound dampening
Keychron Q65 vs Royal Kludge S98 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 26 specs differ
Keychron Q65
Royal Kludge S98
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
Mac & Windows
Released
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