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Keychron Q65 vs Royal Kludge R65

Get the Keychron Q65 for screw-in stabilizers.

Keychron Q65 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Screw-in stabilizers

Keychron Q65

4.5 · 4 reviews

from$79at Keychron

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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 Q65

Royal Kludge R65

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear

  • Weight

    2,420 g

    580 g

  • Screw-in stabilizers

    Yes

    No

  • Backlight

    RGB, south-facing

    RGB

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q65
  • Royal Kludge R65
Performance
67
67
Build quality
89
84
Productivity
95
89
Customizability
96
89
Portability
70
85

What they share

  • Layout size: 65%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Case material: Aluminum
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Knob
  • QMK
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From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Keychron Q65

4.5

4 owner reviews

Praise
“awesome keyboard , and its best still i have. but, on VIA , cant remap rotary encoder. i need write add 4,8 4,9 and 0,0 on top of keymap. 4,8 vol- 4,9 vol+ and 0,0 mute add and 0\n,0 remove. to remap VIA .”
oda t.Verified buyer· via Keychron

Royal Kludge R65

No owner reviews collected yet.

Full specs

Keychron Q65 vs Royal Kludge R65 specs

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

7 of 24 specs differ

Keychron Q65

Royal Kludge R65

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

65%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

Steel
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

2,420 g
580 g

Dimensions

34 x 121 x 363 mm
41 x 116 x 41 mm

Typing angle

7°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2022
2024

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

Keychron Q654 stores
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $79Visit
  • ktechsSG

    In stock
    $149Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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  • Keychron (DE)DE

    Out of stock
    $135Visit
  • Royal KludgeUS

    In stock
    $59Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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