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Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Machenike AIR50

Get the Royal Kludge A72 Alice for the 7,500 mAh battery.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Battery

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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Machenike AIR50

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • No 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

Machenike AIR50

  • Layout size

    65%

    75%

  • Battery

    7,500 mAh

    1,600 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Low profile

    No

    Yes

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Standard

  • Switch options

    Linear, Silent, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge A72 Alice
  • Machenike AIR50
Performance
58
48
Build quality
62
39
Productivity
83
56
Customizability
73
59
Portability
94
74

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Machenike AIR50 specs

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

12 of 21 specs differ

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Machenike AIR50

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Silent, Tactile
Clicky, Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
—

Low profile

No
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

65%
75%

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, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

7,500 mAhBetter
1,600 mAh

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

—
Plastic

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,350 g
456 g

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm
23 x 127 x 322 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2023

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