Keychron V1 Ultra vs Royal Kludge M87
Get the Royal Kludge M87 for the 7,500 mAh battery.
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from$97at MK
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from$89at Royal Kludge
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron V1 Ultra
Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
Get the
Royal Kludge M87
Battery
Build quality in the top 35% of 80% 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.
- No numpad.
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 V1 Ultra
Royal Kludge M87
Layout size
75%
80%
Battery
4,000 mAh
7,500 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Switch options
Linear, Tactile
Linear
Display
None
LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature
Weight
770 g
840 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
- Keychron V1 Ultra
- Royal Kludge M87
- Performance
- 9166
- Build quality
- 8469
- Productivity
- 9883
- Customizability
- 9478
- Portability
- 7985
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Knob
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Keychron V1 Ultra vs Royal Kludge M87 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 27 specs differ
Keychron V1 Ultra
Royal Kludge M87
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-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 V1 Ultra
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Royal Kludge M87
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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