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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 28, 2026

Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Qwertykeys Neo80CU

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

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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

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
$89 at Royal Kludge

Get the

Qwertykeys Neo80CU

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

  • No numpad.
$260 at MonacoKeys

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

Qwertykeys Neo80CU

  • Layout size

    65%

    80%

  • Battery

    7,500 mAh

    2,200 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Standard

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • Weight

    1,350 g

    4,500 g

    Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge A72 Alice
  • Qwertykeys Neo80CU
Performance
59
67
Build quality
63
89
Productivity
83
73
Customizability
73
67
Portability
94
75

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Qwertykeys Neo80CU specs

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

13 of 25 specs differ

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Qwertykeys Neo80CU

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Silent, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

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

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

7,500 mAhBetter
2,200 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum, Brass, Copper

Plate material

—
Aluminum, CarbonFiber, Plastic

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

1,350 g
4,500 g

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm
18 x 356 x 134 mm

Typing angle

—
8°

Backlight

RGB
None

Firmware & software

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2026

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.

Qwertykeys Neo80CU

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

Where to buy

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Royal Kludge A72 Alice2 stores
Qwertykeys Neo80CU2 stores

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