GDK Lab KV1 vs Royal Kludge R65
Get the Royal Kludge R65 for knob and qmk.
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from$169at Velocifire
from$59at Royal Kludge
Which one should you get?
Get the
Royal Kludge R65
Knob
Build quality in the top 15% of 65% boards under $100.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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.
GDK Lab KV1
Royal Kludge R65
Knob
No
Yes
Weight
1,760 g
580 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
Sound dampening
No
Yes
Layout standard
ANSI, ISO
ANSI
ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit
- GDK Lab KV1
- Royal Kludge R65
- Performance
- 5865
- Build quality
- 7784
- Productivity
- 5689
- Customizability
- 7588
- Portability
- 8685
- Layout size: 65%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Case material: Aluminum
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- VIA
GDK Lab KV1 vs Royal Kludge R65 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 24 specs differ
GDK Lab KV1
Royal Kludge R65
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
GDK Lab KV1
Velocifire
ISO
In stockShips to you
Royal Kludge R65
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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