Royal Kludge
RK61
Based on 284 Reddit mentions
$44.99
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Need help deciding what keyboard to buy
40%: Inland MK47 * ($40) 60%: Redragon K717 Pro * ($30) CIDOO QK61 * ($60) Skyloong GK61 QMK/VIA * ($54) Royal Kludge RK61 QMK/VIA * ($40) Womier WK61 Pro * ($31) YMDK DK61 * (barebones, $88 wooden case, $38.50 bare PCB) KBDcraft Adam 60% * ($70 lego case) 65%: Womier VK66 Pro * ($39) Womier Q61 v2 * ($42) Ro
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
December 4, 2025 11:33 PM
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Logitech G PRO X TKL Rapid x Razer Huntsman V3 Pro TKL
Yuck. Just no. Here's what I would recommend: 60%: Redragon K717 Pro * ($18) CIDOO QK61 * ($60) Skyloong GK61 QMK/VIA * ($54) Royal Kludge RK61 QMK/VIA * ($40) Womier WK61 Pro * ($29) YMDK DK61 * ($88 barebones, wooden case) KBDcraft Adam 60% * ($70 lego case) 65%: Womier VK66 Pro * ($39) Royal Kludge RK R6
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
November 21, 2025 12:53 AM
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Any quiet mechanical keyboards?
Look for keyboards that use red or silent red switches. Steer clear of blue switches if you want it to be quiet.Check out the sales for Redragon, Royal Kludge, and Keychron that suit your budget. The RK61 or Redragon K552 with red switches is a good, cheap option.If you want something that's really
...ayzick in r/pcbuilding
February 19, 2026 8:40 PM
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What do you think of this keyboard?
This one is easy so far, if their web app is hosted at QMK.something it's the scam. If you see "usevia.app" or "vial.rocks" it's at least emulating QMK. Emulating? Yes, there are proprietary boards that are "VIA compatible" or "QMK compatible" that have ported the VIA module to run on top of an emul
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
November 3, 2025 5:01 PM
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$75 USD Keyboard Recs
Unless you get a Keychron any tri-mode board you buy will be violating the QMK GPL because everyone else uses the Westberry hardware, and Westberry refuses to comply. Oddly enough the Royal Kludge RK61 is in the QMK repo. https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/tree/master/keyboards/royal_kludge/rk61 I ha
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
February 18, 2026 3:33 PM
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Wireless Mechanical Keyboard under £60
The wired QMK/VIA versions of the RK61, RK R65, and RK R75 are good. I was unable to get the wireless RK R75 to connect to VIA and RK support was clearly confused so I returned it to Amazon rather than debug it further. I haven't tried the new RK R87. For the RK R61 the Redragon k717 is basically be
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
November 24, 2025 7:14 AM
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What keyboard should I buy and should I get new keycaps for it?
HK gaming GK61 HK Gaming is currently in violation of the court order that Skyloong (the actual manufacturer of the real GK61) has won against them. The "HK Gaming GK61" is a shoddy forgery. Do not get it. On top of which that one is optical. That's double red flags. Here are some actually good 60%
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
January 3, 2026 2:33 AM
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Needs help in choosing 60% ultracheap keybord
There's kind of a renaissance in excellent QMK 60% boords right now. Redragon K717 Alcor * ($33) CIDOO QK61 * ($60) Skyloong GK61 QMK/VIA * ($54) Royal Kludge RK61 QMK/VIA * ($40) Womier WK61 Pro * ($31) Of these the Redragon and CIDOO are tri-mode. The Redragon k717 is particularly nice, though the swi
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
January 5, 2026 10:33 AM
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My budget 60% keeb
RK61, after my first one broke (blue switches), i decided to pick up this one, black shell, brown switches. All i really did to it are the keycaps, cable and foam mod. Overall i’m very happy with the quality for the price, and i love the way it looks. Unfortunately one of the corners was already cra
...Ill_Second_4348 in r/BudgetKeebs
January 23, 2026 11:22 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
...ArgentStonecutter in r/qmk
March 14, 2026 4:09 PM
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