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Royal Kludge S98 DE vs Mechboards Sofle

Get the Royal Kludge S98 DE for sound dampening and screw-in stabilizers.

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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 S98 DE

Mechboards Sofle

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Switch options

    Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

  • Display

    LCD

    OLED

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • Sound dampening

    Yes

    No

  • Screw-in stabilizers

    Yes

    No

    Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge S98 DE
  • Mechboards Sofle
Performance
68
64
Build quality
70
65
Productivity
91
59
Customizability
79
79
Portability
57
44

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
  • Keycaps: ABS
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Full specs

Royal Kludge S98 DE vs Mechboards Sofle specs

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

9 of 22 specs differ

Royal Kludge S98 DE

Mechboards Sofle

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

96%
—

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

LCD
OLED

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Battery

3,750 mAh
Wired only

USB passthrough

Yes
No

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Plate material

—
FR4

Keycaps

ABS
ABS

Weight

1,879 g
—

Dimensions

41 x 140 x 41 mm
—

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

VIAL

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2024
2022

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