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Apos Gizmo Engineering GK6 vs Royal Kludge R65

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Apos Gizmo Engineering GK6

Build quality in the top 40% of Numpad boards under $300.

Rules this board out

  • Numpad only. This is not a full keyboard.

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Royal Kludge R65

Knob

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

Rules this board out

  • 65% layout. No function row and 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.

Apos Gizmo Engineering GK6

Royal Kludge R65

  • Layout size

    Numpad

    65%

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Ergonomics

    Ortholinear

    Standard

  • Case material

    Aluminum, Steel

    Aluminum

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Apos Gizmo Engineering GK6
  • Royal Kludge R65
Performance
66
66
Build quality
72
84
Productivity
85
89
Customizability
80
88
Portability
77
85

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • QMK
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Apos Gizmo Engineering GK6 vs Royal Kludge R65 specs

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

8 of 21 specs differ

Apos Gizmo Engineering GK6

Royal Kludge R65

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

Numpad
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Ortholinear
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Steel
Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum, Steel
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

810 g
580 g

Dimensions

31 x 250 x 116 mm
41 x 116 x 41 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2024

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