Royal Kludge RK61 vs Tecware Phantom 87

The lights shine brighter than my N-Pro and are on par with most high quality keyboards. You can control the animation, color, speed and brightness wi...

now again, it does have that aluminum base right there and it's not horrible. We've tested some other keyboards that have been extremely loud where I ...

There is a link to download software and I did download and install it but it is literally just a program that has nothing more than a picture of the ...

I'm not really big in that on my keyboards, I am more on my mice. but um if you do want to do macros you would have to download the software but not a...

I picked my Royal Kludge RK100 up for $80, it's usually $90 but there was a coupon that popped up on amazon. For $80, I couldn't be *too* upset about the lack of dissasembly options and the raised LEDs, but had I known that was the situation, I likely would have just gotten a Keychron K4 instead for a little bit more.

FIX THIS. The keycaps are easy to replace with PBT versions. If you compare the pricing, a GMMK1 barebones is about $55 ($100? when not on sale). About $72 with keys

Other than the outrageously horrible examples I provided above the rest of the layout is all but standard and is simple to use.

My previous board was a Tecware Phantom 87 with red switches, but my goodness the build quality on this Ducky is far superior. Typing with tactile brown switches for school is so much more satisfying than with reds.

So the back plate is made out of plastic with minimal flex, and the keycaps don't experience a lot of wobbling, except for the space bar and the shift...

Said Plate is made from 1.5mm steel. This is what gives the keyboard. It’s solid weight and rigidity

Initial Impressions: Things I noticed right off the bat. First, it is much heavier and more premium feeling than I expected. Second, the leds are brighter than I expected. Third, the switches feel okay for a keyboard of this price

Feels solid, pretty heavy. This is one of the only keyboard on Amazon with Brown switches, and I believe the only RGB one, at this price range. Blue is so common but the Browns are either non-existent or way more expensive (like 35 vs 55). At least when I was buying this

Hey guys, I'm new to mechanical keyboards. I purchased around a year ago the Royal Kludge RK61 for a cheap price and I'm looking to replace it for a keyboard with better quality, the RK61 has quite the horrible layout for developers in my opinion and wobbly keycaps which are my main issues. I am a software developer so I'm mainly looking for a keyboard that is good for typing, don't really care about gaming, or RGB colors and stuff like that.

Figured the price was right! :) I found I prefer using the TKL board with a thick wrist pad I got years ago from grifiti. I don't use the hover and peck old typewriter hand technique preferring to have the balls of my wrist supported by a wrist pad. The combo works quite well for me ergonomically. As an aside I'm still using a Microsoft Trackball Explorer 1

Personally, looking back I would recommend that people thinking about buying this spend a few more bucks and get one of the bigger names out there. I’m currently using a HyperX Alloy Origins wired keyboard and I love it. This keyboard is fine as a starter or something like that, but if you spend an extra 15-25 dollars you can get a (much) better quality keyboard that will likely last you for many years to come.

Not a bad little keyboard for the money but also not super impressed. My current daily driver is a Corsair K70 with Cherry MX Speed Switches (Linear Gray Switches). Its been my go to keyboard for about 2 years now. I wanted a more compact keyboard for my HOTAS setup to replace my Z88 and didn't want to drop a ton of money but after owning such high quality keyboards, my standards are pretty high

I just bought my first mechanical keyboard Royal Kludge RK61 RGB and it's great especially for it price. However in wireless mode via Bluetooth backlight turns off after 60 seconds. I already searched internet a lot for a solution and it seems like there is no solution for this stupid issue. I just can't understand why they made such a good product with full RGB customization and decided to turn lightnings off after minute and don't give customers chance to disable or change that setting

Part 1 Pros: Price: only $40 keyboard I can find with red switches 87 key design: personal preference, but I like a full 16.5” of mouse space to play fps's Lights: it's real pretty, there are 18 different pre-set LED modes with 9 different LED color options. Software: If you want more lighting options download the free software. It's free, super easy to use (easier than the Corsair software IMO) and now my keyboard looks awesome The switches: only red's I can find at this price range

4ghz receiver works fine for the price and latency is fine. Bluetooth and wired modes work fine. Really my biggest gripe is that the manual doesn't properly explain how the keyboard is laid out well, which is pretty essential on any board smaller than 65%, which is why I docked a star. Still recommend the board, but I really hope the manual and documentation can get an improvement in the future

g. office), but I was still able to grab the attention of coworkers and the boss! * Great price ($45 for tenkeyless, $50 for full-sized at time of writing). * Open layout to help keep dust out * USB cap to protect it when unplugged (e.g