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Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Chilkey ND104

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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Chilkey ND104

Battery

Build quality in the top 5% of 100% boards under $200.

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 A72 Alice

Chilkey ND104

  • Layout size

    65%

    100%

  • Battery

    7,500 mAh

    8,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Standard

  • Switch options

    Linear, Silent, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Silent

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge A72 Alice
  • Chilkey ND104
Performance
58
79
Build quality
62
89
Productivity
83
94
Customizability
73
90
Portability
94
65

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Chilkey ND104 specs

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

12 of 25 specs differ

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Chilkey ND104

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Silent, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Silent

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Alice
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
Yes

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

7,500 mAh
8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum

Plate material

—
FR4

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,350 g
—

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm
34 x 438 x 140 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Chilkey ND104

  • Input Gear

    ISO-UK

    Out of stockShips to you

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