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Royal Kludge F68 vs R65

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Royal Kludge F68

from$54at Royal Kludge

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Royal Kludge R65

from$59at Royal Kludge

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

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.
Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

$54 at Royal Kludge

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Royal Kludge R65

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 15% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$59 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.

Royal Kludge F68

Royal Kludge R65

Layout size
60%
65%
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
Low profile
Yes
No
Switch options
Linear, Tactile
Linear

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Royal Kludge F68
Royal Kludge R65

Performance: 46
66
Build quality: 52
84
Productivity: 53
89
Customizability: 44
88
Portability: 82
85

What they share

Case material: Aluminum

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Full specs

Royal Kludge F68 vs R65 specs

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

13 of 22 specs differ

Spec

Royal Kludge F68

Royal Kludge R65

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Tactile

Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Gasket Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%

65%

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

600 mAh

—

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Keycaps

—

PBT

Weight

620 g

580 g

Dimensions

22 x 117 x 23 mm

41 x 116 x 41 mm

Backlight

White

RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2024

Where to buy

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