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Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Keychron V1

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

Keychron V1

  • Layout size

    65%

    75%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Standard

  • Switch options

    Linear, Silent, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge A72 Alice
  • Keychron V1
Performance
59
92
Build quality
63
89
Productivity
83
98
Customizability
73
98
Portability
94
65

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
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From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

No owner reviews collected yet.

Keychron V1

4.8

63 owner reviews

Praise
“Even tho I live in the middle of Europe the shipping only took 11 working days. It feels and sounds great to type on. And the opening experience was also great.”
Jitka H.Verified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“Good quality of build but its actually pretty trash keyboard, 2 years and started to not register keys, double typing ect and its not problem of the switch because i changed them with working ones and still had the problem”
Martin M.Verified buyer· via Keychron

Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Keychron V1 specs

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

15 of 27 specs differ

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Keychron V1

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Silent, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Alice
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

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

—
ABS, Plastic

Plate material

—
Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

PBT
ABS, PBT

Weight

1,350 g
995 g

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm
18 x 149 x 329 mm

Typing angle

—
4°

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2022

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • Royal KludgeUS

    In stock
    $89Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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Keychron V14 stores
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $44Visit
  • MKUS

    In stock
    $69Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $100Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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