Royal Kludge S85 vs Varmilo VPM87
Get the Royal Kludge S85 for hot-swappable and knob. Get the Varmilo VPM87 for hall effect.
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from$89at Royal Kludge
from$94at MK
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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 VPM87
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 25% of 80% boards under $100.
- 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 VPM87
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
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
- Royal Kludge S85
- Varmilo VPM87
- Performance
- 6773
- Build quality
- 6948
- Productivity
- 8457
- Customizability
- 7446
- Portability
- 8652
- Layout size: 80%
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Royal Kludge S85 vs Varmilo VPM87 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
10 of 23 specs differ
Royal Kludge S85
Varmilo VPM87
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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