Royal Kludge S85 vs Varmilo VA Series V2 Warrior Soar
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Royal Kludge S85
Hot-swappable
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 VA Series V2 Warrior Soar
Build quality in the bottom 20% of 80% boards under $100.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- 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 VA Series V2 Warrior Soar
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Plate Mount
Knob
Yes
No
Display
OLED
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
- Royal Kludge S85
- Varmilo VA Series V2 Warrior Soar
- Performance
- 6655
- Build quality
- 6947
- Productivity
- 8477
- Customizability
- 7449
- Portability
- 8656
- Layout size: 80%
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Royal Kludge S85 vs Varmilo VA Series V2 Warrior Soar specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
8 of 20 specs differ
Royal Kludge S85
Varmilo VA Series V2 Warrior Soar
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
Mac & Windows
Released
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