Royal Kludge

S98 Wireless Hot-Swappable RGB Keyboard

Royal Kludge S98 Wireless Hot-Swappable RGB Keyboard

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Sentiment score83% positive
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Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Reddit Iconavishekm21
12 months ago

F99 pro side backlit variant for 8.5k would be the best bet imo - Has double the battery capacity of the F99 with opaque keycaps worth 7k. Pro also comes with a knob. Alternatively there is a "7 day manufacturing defect warranty only" RK S98 on Genesis pc for 6.4k. Comes with a LCD screen and knob. I got a similar unit from stacksKB for 4.2k a month ago.

Reddit Iconeightballpuddy69
8 months ago

MX keys mechanical is good if you want a low profile board. I tried nuphy and really wanted to like it but it wasn’t for me. Still would recommend, it was very high quality and a very nice keyboard, we just weren’t a match. My daily drivers now are a royal kludge S98 for my work computer, and their southpaw version L98 for my personal computer. The pros are it was the only mechanical southpaw I could find that was reasonably priced, cons are that it doesn’t play well with Mac’s.

Reddit IconOoweeooowoo
7 months ago

I really like my Royal Kludge mechanical keyboard. Can’t remember the model number but it feels nice!

7 months ago

I think it was an S98, but I imagine their whole line is pretty nicely made to be honest. I don’t think I have a bad thing to say about the S98.

Reddit IconUmpireBeautiful8493
9 months ago

Pasok naman halos sa description mo si [**MCHOSE G98 V2**](https://s.shopee.ph/7KmeEF1HRP)**.** * 98% layout (almost 100) * with physical volume knob (tho ibang style) * Clicky tone crisp * tri-mode connection * RGB/multiple lightning modes * Price is around 3-4k Also, si [**ROYAL KLUDGE S98**](https://s.shopee.ph/AA6phFCjcg) * 98% keyboard din ito like MChose * Yung knob talaga niya is nasa gilid * May LED screen din which is also very useful * Trimode * With Blue Switch Variant as well * Trimode connection siya * Less than 4k price Affiliate link indicated pala https://preview.redd.it/gsylse7wtxhf1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3f2be159ba8bcaf56f6c3a53584cde2f89bae288

Reddit Iconthatone_high_guy
8 months ago

I had a rks98 for a year, great experience. I bought an aula f75 max recently, again great experience but sounds a bit better. I can recommend these two

Reddit IconAsylum_Creeper
6 months ago

I had similar thoughts when I built my PC, ended up with a royal kludge and haven't looked back, first one died on me, drink spilled on it not by me. Immediately ordered a second one it is worth the $80 and I don't see any reason to spend more for a full mechanical keyboard

Reddit IconCautionchicken
10 months ago

I had a rk years ago and it was fine, until a key failed. I have a keychron now and love it. But I'm also not a small keyboard person. For the price it will probably work fine for a few years, but also probably good for someone who wanted to try 60% and see how they like it.

Reddit IconMain_Secretary_8827
3 months ago

Razer keyboards hot trash. RK royal kludge is a much better option.

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