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Nuphy Node100 High profile vs Royal Kludge S98 DE

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Nuphy Node100 High profile

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.

Get the

Royal Kludge S98 DE

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 45% of 96% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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.

Nuphy Node100 High profile

Royal Kludge S98 DE

  • Layout size

    full-size

    96%

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

  • Display

    None

    LCD

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Nuphy Node100 High profile
  • Royal Kludge S98 DE
Performance
54
68
Build quality
47
70
Productivity
53
91
Customizability
56
79
Portability
50
57

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Mount style: Top Mount
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Nuphy Node100 High profile vs Royal Kludge S98 DE specs

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

10 of 22 specs differ

Nuphy Node100 High profile

Royal Kludge S98 DE

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
Top Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

full-size
96%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
LCD

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Battery

—
3,750 mAh

USB passthrough

No
Yes

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic
—

Keycaps

—
ABS

Weight

—
1,879 g

Dimensions

—
41 x 140 x 41 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Nuphy Node100 High profile

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR.

Royal Kludge S98 DE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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