Royal Kludge F68 vs Keychron J1
Get the Keychron J1 for hot-swappable and the 2,000 mAh battery.
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from$54at Royal Kludge
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from$59at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Royal Kludge F68
Build quality in the bottom 35% of 60% boards under $100.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
Get the
Keychron J1
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 40% of 75% boards under $100.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- No numpad.
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 J1
Layout size
60%
75%
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Battery
600 mAh
2,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
Aluminum
ABS
- Royal Kludge F68
- Keychron J1
- Performance
- 4682
- Build quality
- 5271
- Productivity
- 5389
- Customizability
- 4486
- Portability
- 8280
- Low profile
Royal Kludge F68 vs Keychron J1 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 23 specs differ
Royal Kludge F68
Keychron J1
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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