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LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2 vs Royal Kludge R65

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LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

from$268at MK

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Royal Kludge R65

from$59at Royal Kludge

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 98% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

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.

$268 at MK

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Royal Kludge R65

Knob

Build quality in the top 15% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$59 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.

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Royal Kludge R65

Layout size
98%
65%
Ergonomics
Southpaw
Standard
Knob
No
Yes
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
No
Yes
GUI remapping without compiling firmware

KeebFinder scores

How we score

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2
Royal Kludge R65

Performance: 83
66
Build quality: 62
84
Productivity: 79
89
Customizability: 67
88
Portability: 65
85

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Case material: Aluminum
Mount style: Gasket Mount
Sound dampening
Keycaps: PBT

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Full specs

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2 vs Royal Kludge R65 specs

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

8 of 25 specs differ

Spec

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Royal Kludge R65

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

98%

65%

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Southpaw

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz

—

Battery

6,000 mAh

—

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plate material

Plastic

—

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

—

580 g

Dimensions

—

41 x 116 x 41 mm

Typing angle

7°

—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2024

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