Royal Kludge A72 HE vs Chilkey ND104
Get the Royal Kludge A72 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Chilkey ND104 for the 8,000 mAh battery.
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Royal Kludge A72 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 65% boards under $100.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
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 HE
Chilkey ND104
Layout size
65%
100%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Battery
7,500 mAh
8,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Ergonomics
Alice
Standard
- Royal Kludge A72 HE
- Chilkey ND104
- Performance
- 9379
- Build quality
- 6089
- Productivity
- 8394
- Customizability
- 7390
- Portability
- 9465
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Royal Kludge A72 HE vs Chilkey ND104 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
15 of 26 specs differ
Royal Kludge A72 HE
Chilkey ND104
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Royal Kludge A72 HE
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Chilkey ND104
Input Gear
ISO-UK
Out of stockShips to you
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