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Keychron K3 V3 vs Royal Kludge R65

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Keychron K3 QMK Wireless Mechanical Keyboard (ISO Layout) - Version 3

Keychron K3 V3

from$84at MK

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Royal Kludge R65

from$59at Royal Kludge

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K3 V3

Build quality in the top 10% of 75% 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.

$84 at MK

Get the

Royal Kludge R65

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

Rules this board out

No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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.

Keychron K3 V3

Royal Kludge R65

Layout size
75%
65%
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Low profile
Yes
No
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron K3 V3
Royal Kludge R65

Performance: 82
67
Build quality: 83
84
Productivity: 80
89
Customizability: 89
89
Portability: 77
86

What they share

Hot-swappable
QMK
VIA

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K3 V3 vs Royal Kludge R65 specs

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

15 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Keychron K3 V3

Royal Kludge R65

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

PCB Mount, Plate Mount, Top Mount

Gasket Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

65%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

Battery

1,550 mAh

—

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum

Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum

—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

PBT

Weight

540 g

580 g

Dimensions

19 x 306 x 116 mm

41 x 116 x 41 mm

Typing angle

3°

—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing

RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K3 V3

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

Royal Kludge R65

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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