Head to head · Prices checked Nov 7, 2026

Keychron Lemokey L1 vs Royal Kludge M87

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Keychron Lemokey L1

Lemokey L1 QMK/VIA Kabellose Benutzerdefinierte Gaming-Tastatur

from$194at Keychron

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Battery

Royal Kludge M87

from$89at Royal Kludge

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Lemokey L1

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No numpad.

$194 at Keychron

Get the

Royal Kludge M87

Battery

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.

$89 at Royal Kludge

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 Lemokey L1

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
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear
Mount style
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount
Display
None
LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Lemokey L1
Royal Kludge M87

Performance: 82
66
Build quality: 90
69
Productivity: 98
83
Customizability: 98
78
Portability: 82
85

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Knob
Sound dampening
Keycaps: PBT

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Lemokey L1 vs Royal Kludge M87 specs

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

12 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Lemokey L1

Royal Kludge M87

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

LCD

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

Battery

4,000 mAh

7,500 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

—

Plate material

Polycarbonate

—

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

1,887 g

840 g

Dimensions

33 x 369 x 146 mm

41 x 157 x 41 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Lemokey L1

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
MK
ISO
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Royal Kludge M87

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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