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Royal Kludge A72 HE vs R65

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

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

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.

Get the

Royal Kludge R65

Build quality in the top 15% of 65% boards under $100.

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

Royal Kludge R65

  • 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

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Standard

  • Switch options

    Magnetic

    Linear

  • Mount style

    Plate Mount

    Gasket Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge A72 HE
  • Royal Kludge R65
Performance
93
65
Build quality
60
84
Productivity
83
89
Customizability
73
88
Portability
94
85

What they share

  • Layout size: 65%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 HE vs R65 specs

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

11 of 24 specs differ

Royal Kludge A72 HE

Royal Kludge R65

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic
Linear

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Alice
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

LED
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

Battery

7,500 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,350 g
580 g

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm
41 x 116 x 41 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2024

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