Keychron V5 Max vs Royal Kludge S98 ES
Get the Keychron V5 Max for the 4,000 mAh battery and qmk.
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4.8 (5)4.8 · 5 reviews
from$99at MK
No reviews
from$109at Royal Kludge
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron V5 Max
Battery
Build quality in the top 10% of 96% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Royal Kludge S98 ES
Build quality in the top 45% of 96% boards under $150.
- 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 V5 Max
Royal Kludge S98 ES
Battery
4,000 mAh
3,750 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Mount style
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Top Mount
Display
None
LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature
Weight
925 g
1,879 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
- Keychron V5 Max
- Royal Kludge S98 ES
- Performance
- 8378
- Build quality
- 8670
- Productivity
- 9791
- Customizability
- 9879
- Portability
- 5356
- Layout size: 96%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- Sound dampening
Keychron V5 Max vs Royal Kludge S98 ES specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 28 specs differ
Keychron V5 Max
Royal Kludge S98 ES
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 V5 Max
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Royal Kludge S98 ES
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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