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Royal Kludge A72 HE vs OF1 60

Get the Royal Kludge A72 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Quick verdict

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.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

Get the

OF1 60

Build quality in the top 40% of 60% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or 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 HE

OF1 60

  • Layout size

    65%

    60%

  • 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

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Standard

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge A72 HE
  • OF1 60
Performance
93
41
Build quality
60
69
Productivity
83
58
Customizability
73
43
Portability
94
63

What they share

  • Display: LED
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Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 HE vs OF1 60 specs

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

13 of 23 specs differ

Royal Kludge A72 HE

OF1 60

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic
—

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Plate Mount
Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

65%
60%

Layout standard

ANSI
—

Ergonomics

Alice
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

LED
LED

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
—

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

Battery

7,500 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum, Brass

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

1,350 g
2,550 g

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm
—

Typing angle

—
8°

Backlight

RGB
None

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2026
2026

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