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Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Mechanical Keyboards Duo

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Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Hot-swappable

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

Rules this board out

  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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Mechanical Keyboards Duo

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 60% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

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

Mechanical Keyboards Duo

  • Layout size

    65%

    60%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Standard

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Tray Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge A72 Alice
  • Mechanical Keyboards Duo
Performance
58
43
Build quality
62
55
Productivity
83
42
Customizability
73
42
Portability
94
60
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Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Mechanical Keyboards Duo specs

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

14 of 20 specs differ

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Mechanical Keyboards Duo

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Silent, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

65%
60%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Alice
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
LED

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

7,500 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Keycaps

PBT
ABS

Weight

1,350 g
—

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm
—

Backlight

RGB
None

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2026

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