Royal Kludge L75

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Sentiment score20% positive
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Last updated: Apr 17, 2026

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Reddit IconArgentStonecutter
5 months ago

I would strongly recommend against that specific Royal Kludge model. The QMK/VIA versions of the RK61/R75/R65/R87 are OK. Magnetic is not going to give you better battery life. Even TMR requires more power than simple switches. Nuphy Air75 v2 perhaps.

Reddit IconJVeig
5 months ago

I've got a royal kludge and I will never buy another, I am actually selling it due to I had to use the warranty twice. So... Maybe avoid RK

Reddit IconSirMicksAlot
11 months ago

Both are great value keyboards, but neither have QMK/Via. They each have their own proprietary software that is just... ok. Keychron V1 Max has VIA. Solid board but I personally hate the OSA keycaps they ship with. So I'd suggest seeing if you can make the barebones V1 + Switches + Caps work within your budget. USD I assume?

Reddit IconAsylum_Creeper
5 months ago

I had similar thoughts when I built my PC, ended up with a royal kludge and haven't looked back, first one died on me, drink spilled on it not by me. Immediately ordered a second one it is worth the $80 and I don't see any reason to spend more for a full mechanical keyboard

Reddit IconCautionchicken
9 months ago

I had a rk years ago and it was fine, until a key failed. I have a keychron now and love it. But I'm also not a small keyboard person. For the price it will probably work fine for a few years, but also probably good for someone who wanted to try 60% and see how they like it.

Reddit IconMain_Secretary_8827
2 months ago

Razer keyboards hot trash. RK royal kludge is a much better option.

Reddit IconProfessional-Gap7239
7 months ago

Looking for very specific keyboard. My original razer black widow broke on me. Looking for a 75%. I tried these 3 keyboards and they are all missing one thing. Epomaker aula F-75 basically perfect just sounds kinda like shit. Epomaker HE80 sounds great but the lighting is very dim. RK royal kludge- the function keys are just too close to the letters and it triggers me. Looking for 75%, very bright RGB, sounds good, and specifically has the delete key in the upper right hand portion of the screen. A lot of keyboards have the pause break in the upper right, and my game I play doesn’t allow me to change that keybind. so I need the upper right hand key to be delete preferably, or I guess if I had to anything other than pause/break.

Reddit IconPutrid_Upstairs_4314
6 months ago

no way aula is better than royal kudge I own both and build battery keys each and everything is way superior in royal kudge Aula is way overhyped imo

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