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Epomaker Alice40 vs Royal Kludge RK920

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Epomaker Alice40

Knob

Build quality in the top 30% of 40% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • 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.
$69 at Epomaker

Get the

Royal Kludge RK920

Build quality in the bottom 25% of 100% boards under $100.

$54 at Royal Kludge

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.

Epomaker Alice40

Royal Kludge RK920

  • Layout size

    40%

    100%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Standard

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Epomaker Alice40
  • Royal Kludge RK920
Performance
74
74
Build quality
76
47
Productivity
89
56
Customizability
82
66
Portability
88
43

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Epomaker Alice40 vs Royal Kludge RK920 specs

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

14 of 25 specs differ

Epomaker Alice40

Royal Kludge RK920

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

40%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Alice
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

LED
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

3,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
—

Plate material

Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

531 g
840 g

Dimensions

36 x 281 x 123 mm
434 x 193 x 36 mm

Typing angle

5°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2021

Where to buy

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