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Keychron K1 Pro vs Royal Kludge N80

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Keychron K1 Pro

5.0 · 5 reviews

from$67at Keychron

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Royal Kludge N80

No reviews

from$89at Royal Kludge

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K1 Pro

Build quality in the top 15% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

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.

$67 at Keychron

Get the

Royal Kludge N80

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
No numpad.

$89 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.

Keychron K1 Pro

Royal Kludge N80

Layout size
80%
75%
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
2,000 mAh
3,750 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron K1 Pro
Royal Kludge N80

Performance: 81
65
Build quality: 80
62
Productivity: 80
82
Customizability: 88
72
Portability: 73
79

What they share

Hot-swappable
Low profile

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K1 Pro vs Royal Kludge N80 specs

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

20 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Keychron K1 Pro

Royal Kludge N80

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount

Top Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

75%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Yes

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

Battery

2,000 mAh

3,750 mAhBetter

USB passthrough

Yes

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

Plastic

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

ABS

Weight

580 g

1,200 g

Dimensions

8 x 346 x 119 mm

28 x 330 x 140 mm

Typing angle

3°

—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing

RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Keychron K1 Pro

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you

Royal Kludge N80

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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