RK ROYAL KLUDGE
R75
Based on 103 Reddit mentions
$59.99
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Looking for a new 75%
8000k polling rate marketing scam. Either software or a web based driver that supports Firefox Firefox does not implement the USB HID extension. There are some "browser-based" drivers that have custom extensions but they have the same shortcomings as proprietary drivers. They're not VIAL or even VIA
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
January 7, 2026 5:11 AM
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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
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
March 27, 2026 11:35 PM
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Just finished new build!
Did you know Royal Kludge is in violation of QMK's open source license? This means they are effectively stealing the hard work of the volunteers that maintain QMK for their own financial gain. You can read more about it or see other vendors who violate QMK's license here: https://docs.qmk.fm/license
...AutoModerator in r/MechanicalKeyboards
March 9, 2026 6:07 PM
4
Madlions Mad60HE Users. Kamusta ang keeb niyo?
not a user but generally anything cheaper than its supposed to be will always have a lot of quality control issues, and that keyboard has been out for a few years now, no fixes on any mentioned issues, software is still terrible, not to mention there are also some reports of the keyboard just killin
...RyujinX9 in r/PHMechanicalKeyboard
March 19, 2026 2:34 AM
3
Analysis Paralysis; Pick a keyboard for me wizards
Royal Kludge keyboards are absolute garbage. I had one but the number row stopped working after like a year. There are also numerous reports of their wireless keyboard batteries exploding. To top it all off, they violate the QMK license by failing to provide their source code on request.
Silcantar in r/ErgoMechKeyboards
May 7, 2026 4:10 PM
2
please help a keyboard newbie to buy correctly
Get a QMK board so you don't get "helpful" keyboard software preventing you from changing "system" keys. Particularly for a 60% board because you can use mod-tap to create a virtual arrow cluster. Any QMK board has 1k polling. Faster than that doesn't really help. For a magnetic board the best optio
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
April 26, 2026 10:40 AM
2
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
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
April 10, 2026 12:54 AM
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Soooo how bad are royal kludge boards really?
LOL These are all Legacy boards so they use the terrible legacy Royal Kludge driver, so long as you don't care too much about key positions and the function layer and using the keyboard on anything but a Windows box, it's probably not an issue, but if you ever want to do anything interesting in the
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
April 1, 2026 11:57 PM
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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
...ArgentStonecutter in r/qmk
March 14, 2026 4:09 PM
2
A Paws-itive Review for the Royal Kludge S98
Did you know Royal Kludge is in violation of QMK's open source license? This means they are effectively stealing the hard work of the volunteers that maintain QMK for their own financial gain. You can read more about it or see other vendors who violate QMK's license here: https://docs.qmk.fm/license
...AutoModerator in r/MechanicalKeyboards
May 10, 2026 7:30 PM
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