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Head to head · Prices checked Nov 13, 2026

Royal Kludge N80 vs Nuphy Node 100

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Royal Kludge N80

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 40% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • No numpad.

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Nuphy Node 100

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

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.

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.

Royal Kludge N80

Nuphy Node 100

  • Layout size

    75%

    100%

  • Battery

    3,750 mAh

    3,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    Plastic

    ABS

  • Switch options

    Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    Gasket Mount, Tray Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge N80
  • Nuphy Node 100
Performance
65
78
Build quality
62
77
Productivity
82
73
Customizability
72
78
Portability
78
54

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Low profile
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Royal Kludge N80 vs Nuphy Node 100 specs

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

16 of 26 specs differ

Royal Kludge N80

Nuphy Node 100

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
Gasket Mount, Tray Mount

Low profile

Yes
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

Yes
LED

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

3,750 mAhBetter
3,000 mAh

USB passthrough

Yes
No

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic
ABS

Plate material

—
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

ABS
—

Weight

1,200 g
787.3 g

Dimensions

28 x 330 x 140 mm
13 x 399 x 141 mm

Typing angle

—
4°

Backlight

RGB
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2026

Where to buy

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For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Royal Kludge N80

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Nuphy Node 100

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