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Keychron Q0 vs Royal Kludge RK61

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Keychron Q0 QMK Custom Number Pad

5.0 (3)

$59at Keychron

90-day low

RK61 60% Wireless Mechanical Keyboard (New Color-Block Edition)

No reviews

$49at Royal Kludge

90-day low

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q0

QMK

Build quality in the top 10% of 60% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

Get the

Royal Kludge RK61

Build quality in the bottom 20% of 60% boards under $50.

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 Q0

Royal Kludge RK61

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Weight

    2,200 g

    500 g

    Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

  • VIA

    Yes

    No

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

  • Keycaps

    PBT

    ABS, PBT

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q0
  • Royal Kludge RK61
Performance
64
56
Build quality
85
51
Productivity
72
69
Customizability
92
58
Portability
69
88

What they share

  • Layout size: 60%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
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Full specs

Keychron Q0 vs Royal Kludge RK61 specs

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

13 of 25 specs differ

Keychron Q0

Royal Kludge RK61

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount
—

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

60%
60%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

Wired only
1,450 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
—

Plate material

Steel
—

Keycaps

PBT
ABS, PBT

Weight

2,200 g
500 g

Dimensions

20 x 129 x 89 mm
39 x 292 x 101 mm

Typing angle

5°
8°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2022
2021

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