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Ducky Origin vs Royal Kludge RK61

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Ducky Origin

Build quality in the bottom 10% of 100% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

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Royal Kludge RK61

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the bottom 20% of 60% boards under $50.

Rules this board out

  • 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.

Ducky Origin

Royal Kludge RK61

  • Layout size

    100%

    60%

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

  • Keycaps

    PBT

    ABS, PBT

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Ducky Origin
  • Royal Kludge RK61
Performance
50
56
Build quality
43
52
Productivity
58
69
Customizability
48
58
Portability
43
88
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Full specs

Ducky Origin vs Royal Kludge RK61 specs

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

8 of 20 specs differ

Ducky Origin

Royal Kludge RK61

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
—

Layout

Layout size

100%
60%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

Wired only
1,450 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic
—

Keycaps

PBT
ABS, PBT

Weight

—
500 g

Dimensions

—
39 x 292 x 101 mm

Typing angle

—
8°

Backlight

Yes, south-facing
None

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2021

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