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Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Fancy Alice66

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Knob

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

$89 at Royal Kludge

Get the

Fancy Alice66

QMK

Build quality in the top 35% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
$99 at Mechkeys

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

Fancy Alice66

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • QMK

    No

    Yes

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

  • VIA

    No

    Yes

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

  • Backlight

    RGB

    RGB, south-facing

    RGB for looks and low light rather than speed

  • Media keys

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge A72 Alice
  • Fancy Alice66
Performance
59
45
Build quality
63
73
Productivity
83
66
Customizability
73
89
Portability
94
65

What they share

  • Layout size: 65%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Ergonomics: Alice
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Fancy Alice66 specs

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

8 of 23 specs differ

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Fancy Alice66

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Silent, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Alice
Alice

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
—

Battery

7,500 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

—
Acrylic

Plate material

—
POM

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

1,350 g
—

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm
—

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2023

Where to buy

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