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Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Redragon FIZZ K617 HE

Get the Redragon FIZZ K617 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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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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Redragon FIZZ K617 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 60% boards under $50.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches 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

Redragon FIZZ K617 HE

  • Layout size

    65%

    60%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Rapid trigger

    No

    Yes

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Standard

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge A72 Alice
  • Redragon FIZZ K617 HE
Performance
58
96
Build quality
62
60
Productivity
83
54
Customizability
73
59
Portability
94
71

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Redragon FIZZ K617 HE specs

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

16 of 25 specs differ

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Redragon FIZZ K617 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Silent, Tactile
Linear, Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Bottom Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

65%
60%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES

Ergonomics

Alice
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

—
8,000 Hz

Battery

7,500 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Plastic

Plate material

—
Plastic

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,350 g
600 g

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm
5 x 320 x 140 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2024

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.

Redragon FIZZ K617 HE

  • Redragon

    ISO-DE

    In stockShips to you

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