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Royal Kludge F68 vs Keychron B1 Pro

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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.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

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Keychron B1 Pro

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 75% boards under $50.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • No 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.

Royal Kludge F68

Keychron B1 Pro

  • Layout size

    60%

    75%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Battery

    600 mAh

    800 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS, Plastic

  • Switch options

    Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge F68
  • Keychron B1 Pro
Performance
46
50
Build quality
52
42
Productivity
53
68
Customizability
44
46
Portability
82
78

What they share

  • Low profile
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Royal Kludge F68 vs Keychron B1 Pro specs

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

11 of 19 specs differ

Royal Kludge F68

Keychron B1 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Low profile

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

600 mAh
800 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS, Plastic

Keycaps

—
ABS

Weight

620 g
425 g

Dimensions

22 x 117 x 23 mm
5 x 296 x 130 mm

Typing angle

—
3°

Backlight

White
None

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Royal Kludge F68

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron B1 Pro

  • Keychron

    ISO

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO

    In stockDoes not ship to you

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