R75

RK ROYAL KLUDGE

R75

49 positive 1 neutral 28 negative

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Are these good keyboards ?

No, they are bottom of the line boards with proprietary firmware and no virtues whatsoever. Get this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/RK-ROYAL-KLUDGE-Mechanical-Ultra-Compact/dp/B089GN2KBT It's not a premium board, but it has QMK firmware, which also not only makes it the most adaptable board in the pr

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ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards

March 27, 2026 11:35 PM

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need help buying a keyboard

Can't disagree with this. These are both decent board options. The default layout on the GK61, with the mod-tap arrows, is better, but the GK61's gasket mount is a bit more premium. I don't think the prebuilt switch options are that much of a big deal, especially on a 60% board where a 70-pack of sw

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ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards

April 10, 2026 12:54 AM

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Are there any vendors selling reliable, QMK-compliant, entry-level keyboards?

The Royal Kludge RK61 is in the main QMK repo and cheap. The standard layout is kind of screwed up but since it's qmk it can be fixed, and the firmware builds reliably... if you have a look in my GitHub I've got a vial port for it. It's a 60% of course but with mod-tap arrows you shouldn't have any

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ArgentStonecutter in r/qmk

March 14, 2026 4:09 PM

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