Pulsar Xboard MS vs Royal Kludge S85
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Pulsar Xboard MS
Build quality in the top 35% of 80% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Royal Kludge S85
Build quality in the top 30% of 80% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
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.
Pulsar Xboard MS
Royal Kludge S85
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Display
None
OLED
A case display rather than a typing feature
Released
2025
2024
- Pulsar Xboard MS
- Royal Kludge S85
- Performance
- 8566
- Build quality
- 6369
- Productivity
- 8584
- Customizability
- 6974
- Portability
- 6186
- Layout size: 80%
- Hot-swappable
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Knob
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Pulsar Xboard MS vs Royal Kludge S85 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
3 of 20 specs differ
Pulsar Xboard MS
Royal Kludge S85
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
Mac & Windows
Released
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