Royal Kludge A72 HE vs GDK Lab KV1
Get the Royal Kludge A72 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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from$99at Royal Kludge
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Which one should you get?
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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.
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
GDK Lab KV1
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
5,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Ergonomics
Alice
Standard
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
- Royal Kludge A72 HE
- GDK Lab KV1
- Performance
- 9358
- Build quality
- 6077
- Productivity
- 8356
- Customizability
- 7375
- Portability
- 9486
- Layout size: 65%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
Royal Kludge A72 HE vs GDK Lab KV1 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
17 of 25 specs differ
Royal Kludge A72 HE
GDK Lab KV1
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
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.
GDK Lab KV1
Velocifire
ISO
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