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Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs F68

Get the Royal Kludge A72 Alice for hot-swappable and the 7,500 mAh battery.

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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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Royal Kludge F68

Build quality in the bottom 35% of 60% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • 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

Royal Kludge F68

  • Layout size

    65%

    60%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Battery

    7,500 mAh

    600 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Low profile

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge A72 Alice
  • Royal Kludge F68
Performance
59
46
Build quality
63
52
Productivity
83
53
Customizability
73
44
Portability
94
82
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Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs F68 specs

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

14 of 21 specs differ

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Royal Kludge F68

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Silent, Tactile
Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Gasket Mount
—

Low profile

No
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

65%
60%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Alice
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Battery

7,500 mAhBetter
600 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

1,350 g
620 g

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm
22 x 117 x 23 mm

Backlight

RGB
White

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2023

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