Leobog Hi8SE vs Royal Kludge S98 DE
Get the Leobog Hi8SE for the 8,000 mAh battery.
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Which one should you get?
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Leobog Hi8SE
Battery
Build quality in the top 45% of 75% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
Get the
Royal Kludge S98 DE
Build quality in the top 45% of 96% boards under $150.
- 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.
Leobog Hi8SE
Royal Kludge S98 DE
Layout size
75%
96%
Battery
8,000 mAh
3,750 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Switch options
Linear
Linear, Tactile
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Top Mount
Display
None
LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature
- Leobog Hi8SE
- Royal Kludge S98 DE
- Performance
- 7768
- Build quality
- 7070
- Productivity
- 8491
- Customizability
- 6879
- Portability
- 9257
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- Sound dampening
Leobog Hi8SE vs Royal Kludge S98 DE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
11 of 23 specs differ
Leobog Hi8SE
Royal Kludge S98 DE
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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