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Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs R87 PRO

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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Royal Kludge R87 PRO

Build quality in the top 20% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • 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

Royal Kludge R87 PRO

  • Layout size

    65%

    80%

  • Battery

    7,500 mAh

    6,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Standard

  • Switch options

    Linear, Silent, Tactile

    Linear

  • Weight

    1,350 g

    760 g

    Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge A72 Alice
  • Royal Kludge R87 PRO
Performance
59
84
Build quality
63
78
Productivity
83
93
Customizability
73
91
Portability
94
85

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs R87 PRO specs

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

11 of 23 specs differ

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Royal Kludge R87 PRO

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Silent, Tactile
Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Alice
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

7,500 mAhBetter
6,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Plastic

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,350 g
760 g

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm
43 x 131 x 43 mm

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
2024

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