Nuphy Node100 High Profile vs Royal Kludge S98 ES
Get the Nuphy Node100 High Profile for the 4,000 mAh battery. Get the Royal Kludge S98 ES for hot-swappable and knob.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Nuphy Node100 High Profile
Battery
Build quality in the top 20% of 100% boards under $150.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
Get the
Royal Kludge S98 ES
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 45% of 96% boards under $150.
- 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.
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 ES
Layout size
100%
96%
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Battery
4,000 mAh
3,750 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Knob
No
Yes
Display
LED
LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature
- Nuphy Node100 High Profile
- Royal Kludge S98 ES
- Performance
- 7478
- Build quality
- 6869
- Productivity
- 8791
- Customizability
- 7579
- Portability
- 5256
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Mount style: Top Mount
- Sound dampening
Nuphy Node100 High Profile vs Royal Kludge S98 ES specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 26 specs differ
Nuphy Node100 High Profile
Royal Kludge S98 ES
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Nuphy Node100 High Profile
- Go to Nuphy
Nuphy
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR
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Royal Kludge S98 ES
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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