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Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Pulsar Xboard QS

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A72 68% Ergonomic Alice Layout Mechanical Keyboard

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

from$89at Royal Kludge

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Pulsar Xboard QS

from$290at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

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.

$89 at Royal Kludge

Get the

Pulsar Xboard QS

QMK

Build quality in the top 25% of 80% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No numpad.

$290 at MK

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

Pulsar Xboard QS

Layout size
65%
80%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Ergonomics
Alice
Standard
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Plate Mount
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Royal Kludge A72 Alice
Pulsar Xboard QS

Performance: 59
74
Build quality: 63
72
Productivity: 83
87
Customizability: 73
88
Portability: 94
60

What they share

Hot-swappable
Knob
Keycaps: PBT

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Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Pulsar Xboard QS specs

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

11 of 24 specs differ

Spec

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Pulsar Xboard QS

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Silent, Tactile

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Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%

80%

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Alice

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Wired

Battery

7,500 mAh

Wired only

USB passthrough

Yes

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—

Aluminum

Plate material

—

Plastic

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

1,350 g

—

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm

—

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

2024

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