Glorious PC Compact Barebones vs Royal Kludge RK61
Get the Royal Kludge RK61 for n-key rollover and mac & windows.
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from$55at MK
from$49at Royal Kludge
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Glorious PC Compact Barebones
Build quality in the bottom 40% of 60% boards under $100.
Get the
Royal Kludge RK61
N-key rollover
Build quality in the bottom 15% of 60% boards under $50.
- 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.
Glorious PC Compact Barebones
Royal Kludge RK61
Layout standard
ISO
ANSI
ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit
Backlight
RGB
None
RGB for looks and low light rather than speed
N-key rollover
No
Yes
Mac & Windows
No
Yes
Released
2024
2021
- Glorious PC Compact Barebones
- Royal Kludge RK61
- Performance
- 5256
- Build quality
- 5351
- Productivity
- 4369
- Customizability
- 7658
- Portability
- 6588
- Layout size: 60%
- Hot-swappable
Glorious PC Compact Barebones vs Royal Kludge RK61 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
6 of 18 specs differ
Glorious PC Compact Barebones
Royal Kludge RK61
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Battery
USB-C
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Glorious PC Compact Barebones
MK
ISO
Out of stockShips to you
Royal Kludge RK61
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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