Royal Kludge A72 HE vs Meletrix ZOOM64
Get the Royal Kludge A72 HE for rapid trigger and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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from$99at Royal Kludge
from$128at Meletrix
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Royal Kludge A72 HE
Rapid trigger
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.
Get the
Meletrix ZOOM64
Build quality in the top 20% of 60% boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or 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
Meletrix ZOOM64
Layout size
65%
60%
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
2.4 GHz, Wired, Bluetooth
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Ergonomics
Alice
Split Backspace
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
- Royal Kludge A72 HE
- Meletrix ZOOM64
- Performance
- 9382
- Build quality
- 6077
- Productivity
- 8384
- Customizability
- 7378
- Portability
- 9487
- Hall effect (magnetic)
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Royal Kludge A72 HE vs Meletrix ZOOM64 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 26 specs differ
Royal Kludge A72 HE
Meletrix ZOOM64
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
Plate 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.
Meletrix ZOOM64
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.
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