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Keychron K6 vs Royal Kludge RK68

Get the Keychron K6 for the 4,000 mAh battery. Get the Royal Kludge RK68 for sound dampening.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K6

Battery

Build quality in the top 45% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

Get the

Royal Kludge RK68

Sound dampening

Build quality in the bottom 20% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

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

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 K6

Royal Kludge RK68

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    1,450 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

    Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K6
  • Royal Kludge RK68
Performance
54
55
Build quality
69
50
Productivity
58
69
Customizability
67
59
Portability
88
86

What they share

  • Layout size: 65%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Keycaps: ABS, PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K6 vs Royal Kludge RK68 specs

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

9 of 20 specs differ

Keychron K6

Royal Kludge RK68

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount, Tray Mount
—

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-UK, JIS
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Battery

4,000 mAhBetter
1,450 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
Plastic

Plate material

Plastic
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
ABS, PBT

Weight

—
600 g

Dimensions

—
39 x 309 x 103 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2020
2021

Where to buy

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Keychron K64 stores

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K6

Royal Kludge RK68

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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