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Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Zerodate K61

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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

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

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Zerodate K61

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 20% 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

Zerodate K61

  • Layout size

    65%

    60%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

    Adjustable actuation helps 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

  • Switch options

    Linear, Silent, Tactile

    Linear, Magnetic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge A72 Alice
  • Zerodate K61
Performance
58
84
Build quality
62
74
Productivity
83
65
Customizability
73
86
Portability
94
66

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
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Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Zerodate K61 specs

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

16 of 24 specs differ

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Zerodate K61

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Silent, Tactile
Linear, Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
—

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
Wired

Battery

7,500 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

—
ABS

Keycaps

PBT
ABS

Weight

1,350 g
480 g

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm
40 x 290 x 101 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2025

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