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Royal Kludge S104 vs Varmilo MA Series V2 Love Birds Yuan You

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Royal Kludge S104

Hot-swappable

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

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Varmilo MA Series V2 Love Birds Yuan You

Build quality in the top 45% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • 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 S104

Varmilo MA Series V2 Love Birds Yuan You

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Switch options

    Linear, Silent

    Clicky

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    Plate Mount

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge S104
  • Varmilo MA Series V2 Love Birds Yuan You
Performance
66
58
Build quality
63
57
Productivity
83
77
Customizability
74
46
Portability
63
59

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

Royal Kludge S104 vs Varmilo MA Series V2 Love Birds Yuan You specs

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

9 of 20 specs differ

Royal Kludge S104

Varmilo MA Series V2 Love Birds Yuan You

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Silent
Clicky

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Top Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

TFT
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Battery

8,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Wood

Plate material

—
Plastic

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

1,520 g
—

Dimensions

43 x 422 x 138 mm
—

Backlight

RGB
White, north-facing

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2023

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