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Royal Kludge S98 vs Vgn S99

Get the Royal Kludge S98 for knob. Get the Vgn S99 for the 6,000 mAh battery.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Royal Kludge S98

Knob

Build quality in the top 30% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

Get the

Vgn S99

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 25% of 96% boards under $100.

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

Vgn S99

  • Battery

    3,750 mAh

    6,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Switch options

    Linear, Tactile

    Linear

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount, Top Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • Display

    TFT

    LED

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge S98
  • Vgn S99
Performance
65
58
Build quality
72
52
Productivity
82
62
Customizability
72
59
Portability
53
59

What they share

  • Layout size: 96%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Royal Kludge S98 vs Vgn S99 specs

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

11 of 23 specs differ

Royal Kludge S98

Vgn S99

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Tactile
Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Top Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

TFT
LED

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

3,750 mAh
6,000 mAhBetter

USB passthrough

Yes
No

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Plastic

Plate material

—
FR4

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

1,879 g
—

Dimensions

41 x 140 x 41 mm
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2023
2026

Where to buy

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