Royal Kludge S85 vs Varmilo APT87 Yakumo
Get the Royal Kludge S85 for knob. Get the Varmilo APT87 Yakumo for hall effect.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Royal Kludge S85
Knob
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.
Get the
Varmilo APT87 Yakumo
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 80% boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
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 S85
Varmilo APT87 Yakumo
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Plate Mount
Knob
Yes
No
Display
OLED
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
Backlight
RGB, south-facing
RGB, north-facing
RGB for looks and low light rather than speed
- Royal Kludge S85
- Varmilo APT87 Yakumo
- Performance
- 6783
- Build quality
- 6955
- Productivity
- 8479
- Customizability
- 7472
- Portability
- 8675
- Layout size: 80%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Royal Kludge S85 vs Varmilo APT87 Yakumo specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
7 of 24 specs differ
Royal Kludge S85
Varmilo APT87 Yakumo
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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