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Royal Kludge F68 vs Zerodate K61

Get the Zerodate K61 for hall effect and hot-swappable.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Royal Kludge F68

Build quality in the bottom 35% of 60% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.

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Zerodate K61

Hall effect

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

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.

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 F68

Zerodate K61

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Low profile

    Yes

    No

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge F68
  • Zerodate K61
Performance
46
85
Build quality
52
74
Productivity
53
65
Customizability
44
87
Portability
82
66

What they share

  • Layout size: 60%
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Royal Kludge F68 vs Zerodate K61 specs

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

15 of 21 specs differ

Royal Kludge F68

Zerodate K61

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Tactile
Linear, Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Low profile

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

60%
60%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Wired

Battery

600 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS

Keycaps

—
ABS

Weight

620 g
480 g

Dimensions

22 x 117 x 23 mm
40 x 290 x 101 mm

Backlight

White
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2023
2025

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