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Keychron K6 vs Royal Kludge RK84

Get the Keychron K6 for the 4,000 mAh battery.

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Battery

Keychron K6

4.8 (507)4.8 · 507 reviews

from$59at Keychron

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Royal Kludge RK84

No reviews

from$54at Royal Kludge

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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.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$59 at Keychron

Get the

Royal Kludge RK84

Build quality in the bottom 20% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

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

$54 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 K6

Royal Kludge RK84

Layout size
65%
75%
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
4,000 mAh
3,750 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron K6
Royal Kludge RK84

Performance: 55
62
Build quality: 69
50
Productivity: 58
77
Customizability: 67
68
Portability: 88
80

What they share

Hot-swappable
Keycaps: ABS, PBT

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K6 vs Royal Kludge RK84 specs

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

10 of 23 specs differ

Spec

Keychron K6

Royal Kludge RK84

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount, Tray Mount

—

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%

75%

Layout standard

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

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAhBetter

3,750 mAh

USB passthrough

Yes

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

Plastic

Plate material

Plastic

—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

Weight

—

803.5 g

Dimensions

—

41 x 315 x 125 mm

Typing angle

—

8°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

RGB

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2020

2021

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K6

Keychron
ISO-UK
In stockShips to you
Keychron
ISO-DE
In stockShips to you
Keychron
ISO-Nordic
Out of stockShips to you
MK
ISO
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-UK
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Royal Kludge RK84

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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