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Epomaker Carbon60 vs Royal Kludge RK61

Get the Epomaker Carbon60 for the 3,000 mAh battery and qmk.

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EPOMAKER Carbon60

Battery

Epomaker Carbon60

4.8 · 22 reviews

from$71at Epomaker

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RK61 60% Wireless Mechanical Keyboard (New Color-Block Edition)

Royal Kludge RK61

No reviews

from$49at Royal Kludge

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Epomaker Carbon60

Battery

Build quality in the top 20% of 60% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

Get the

Royal Kludge RK61

Build quality in the bottom 15% of 60% boards under $50.

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 Carbon60

Royal Kludge RK61

  • Battery

    3,000 mAh

    1,450 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Low profile

    Yes

    No

  • Switch options

    Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

  • VIA

    Yes

    No

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Epomaker Carbon60
  • Royal Kludge RK61
Performance
74
56
Build quality
76
51
Productivity
82
69
Customizability
86
58
Portability
88
88

What they share

  • Layout size: 60%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Weight: 500 g
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Epomaker Carbon60 vs Royal Kludge RK61 specs

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

11 of 25 specs differ

Epomaker Carbon60

Royal Kludge RK61

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Low profile

Yes
No

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

60%
60%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

3,000 mAhBetter
1,450 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Carbon Fiber
—

Plate material

CarbonFiber
—

Keycaps

ABS
ABS, PBT

Weight

500 g
500 g

Dimensions

27 x 102 x 297 mm
39 x 292 x 101 mm

Typing angle

—
8°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2021

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