RK ROYAL KLUDGE RK61 Plus Wireless Mechanical Keyboard, 60% RGB Gaming Keyboard with USB Hub, Hot Swappable Computer PC Keyboards with Bluetooth/2.4G/Wired Modes, Silence Linear SkyCyan Switches

The stock switches on this keyboard are so good, i decided to leave them on rather than transfer my Puprple Panda switches. On the other hand, the stabalizers arent the best. Take those out, pop in some Durock stabs lubed with dielectric grease and voila! Battery lifes great imo but this is my first wireless keyboard so I have no other frame of reference. Just buy it. Best part is that if a key stops working you can just pop in another. Edit: the signal is not the greatest. I have to sacrifice mouse space for the keyboard to work sometimes. Very troublesome in shooters like csgo and valorant where movement is crucial.

TL;DR: This keyboard is great, but information on it and its switches is very difficult to find online. The switches have a bit more resistance than Id normally like, but the keyboard as a whole package more than makes up for any minor issues. Its a solid buy. Pros: + Well thought out layers + Bluetooth switching between three devices + Clear labels for alternate functionality of keys + LOTS of RGB options + Intuitive + Comes with extra switches + Hotswappable switches + USB hub + Three ways to connect it to your devices (Bluetooth, dongle, USB) + Stable keys, including the space bar (not to be taken for granted) Cons: - Switches have a bit more resistance than I like - Poor documentation (in the manual and the manufacturers website) - Narrow keys (might not be an issue for you, but something to be aware of) Full review: A solid four star keyboard. This isnt for everyone, but I wont dock it for that. This is more for those who are either getting into customizable mechanical keyboards, or dont want to build their own and like the feature set this brings. You have to already be in the market for a tenkeyless (TKL) keyboard, and furthermore a 60% keyboard, meaning narrower keys. If youre still interested, read on. This keyboard is a fraction of the price of building your own keyboard, something that just doesnt appeal to me, though I have friends who have done so. This keyboard has a few tricks up its sleeve which set it apart from other mechanical keyboards, and even from its sibling the RK61. Primarily, those features are the USB hub (one USB-A and one USB-C port, usable if youre using the keyboard in wired mode), RK Sky Cyan switches, and RGB instead of single-color. The keyboard comes with hotswappable switches, and four spares. It also has a combination keycap puller and switch puller as well as a USB-C to USB-C cable with a USB-C to USB-A adapter. It also comes with instructions, but I found them more confusing than enlightening. As I said before, if you want to use the USB hub functionality, you need to be using the keyboard in wired mode. You can also use it in Bluetooth mode (power switch flipped to ON and B/G switch flipped to B), but it also supports 2.4GHz mode using the dongle attached at the bottom of the keyboard. To use the dongle, the power switch needs to be on and the B/G switch needs to be flipped to G. This part was pretty straightforward from the instructions. The first time you turn it on in Bluetooth mode youll see the lights behind the Q key flash, telling you its in pairing mode for Q, the first of three Bluetooth devices the keyboard can connect to and quickly switch between. You can enter pairing mode for Q, W, or E by holding Fn + any one of the three aforementioned keys. To switch to another paired Bluetooth device just briefly press Fn + the key the device is bound to (Q, W, or E). Also of note, and missing from the instructions and their website, is the fact that holding Fn + space bar will factory reset the keyboard. Youve paired the keyboard. Now you can use it! On a Mac youll need to follow some on-screen prompts to help it realize the keyboard layout. The WIN functions as Command. Using the arrow keys is pretty easy, just press Fn + Enter and you can now use the four keys marked with arrows on the front (not the top) as the arrow keys. To be able to use your keyboard normally again, just press Fn + Enter again. The same applies for the number row by pressing Fn + Ctrl. You can cycle through using them for numbers/symbols or function keys. The first time you press Fn + Ctrl it will toggle all the modified keys on, meaning they do whats written on the front of each key. The second time you press Fn + Ctrl will only toggle the number row to be function keys. Pressing Fn + Ctrl a third time will bring you back to the keys doing whats written on the top. If you press Fn + one of the number keys you can perform the media action on the front of the key you press. Windows can use all the media keys while MacOS will only use the keys right of the 6. Ive seen angry reviews of the RK61 where people claim the keyboard is broken because it wont type certain characters. If this happens to you, chances are you have one of these overlays enabled. Press Fn + Ctrl or Fn + Enter depending on the keys that arent doing what you expect. The keyboard itself has more resistance on each key than I expected. The Sky Cyan switches arent clicky at all, so if you want clicky youll need to replace some switches. Luckily, thats pretty easy. I didnt have as much trouble adapting to a 60% keyboard as I expected. I made the same typos I normally make with full size keys, so its me, not the keyboard. The keyboard itself is also heavier than expected, likely due to the battery, and potentially the backplate. The keyboard has a bunch of RGB modes (I think the website said 18), plus the different colors each mode can use. Fn + will switch modes, and Fn + . will switch colors. Theres a lot to play with when it comes to light patterns and colors. Its all very pleasing, and Im sure youll find a few that look nice to you. All in all, the fact that each key has the alternate function printed on it makes it really easy to reach for the Fn key and do what you need to do with the layers without having to reach for the instruction manual. Theres more you can only do with the Windows application, like remapping individual keys, but I havent tried this. Reviews online are mixed and claim the application tends to crash when going down to this level of detail. Frankly, I find the keyboard to be fine as programmed, but this is also why Im not the target market for creating my own keyboard. This review is very long, partly because I wanted to make sure I covered functionality poorly described or entirely missing from the instruction manual and the manufacturers website. Hopefully its helpful, even if its just to a random internet stranger who happens upon it from a Google search and learns how to do something the manual omitted. The other reason its a bit lengthy is I typed it on this keyboard to make sure I was covering what I felt and experienced. All in all, this is a great keyboard and it seems to punch above its weight. Im docking it a star for poor instructions, difficult to find information online (on the keyboard as a whole and on the switches it comes with), but think its a great buy.

TLDR: - Nice quiet sound out of the box - Easy to mod for even better experience - 5 min auto shutoff for inactivity - Software is a bit minimalistic and lacking in much customizability for keybinds. Must be connected by wire to use. - Compact which is both good and bad depending on if you are ok with the lack of dedicated keys like arrows, del and `~. - Not great for programming/work that extends beyond normal typing but adequate due to above mentioned keys - Easy switching between wireless and wired - Overall a great and recommendable keyboard if you are happy with the keys available and ok with the keys that arent This is my second mechanical keyboard, my first being an 87 key very cheaply made wired one. Coming from that, it wouldnt take much to impress me, but this keyboard did exceed my expectations. I play games moderately, leaning more to rarely, and primarilly use the keyboard for work/programming. Out of the box, the keyboard is very pleasant to use. It is fairly quiet and has a satisfying but soft lower toned click compared to the blue switch I came from. This type of thing is always subjective and while I originally wanted a nice clickity clackity keyboard, the blue switches got to be a bit much and this is a nice change. The RGB is nice and while the keycaps dont have translucent lettering for the light to shine through, I find it pleasant enough. Im not staring down at my keyboard most of the time so just have the ambience of it out of the corner/bottom of my eye is sufficient for me. You can probably find a pattern that suits your taste and if not, they do have some flexbility in customizing it with their software. I didnt play around with that at all. Out of the box, you can cycle through different patterns and also cycle through different colors for each pattern. The speed and brightness of the color change is adjustable as well without need for software. I would have liked a dedicated function key to toggle the lights off and on, but you can just hit the dim key until it shuts off so its not a huge deal. These are mostly one time and forget as far as I am concerned. The ergonomics of the keyboard are adequate at best. The case has a slight incline to it, but it has no feet for adjustability so if you prefer a flatter keyboard profile, you are out of luck sadly. I cant imagine anyone wanting it to be inclined more. Personally I find that an arm rest is a must to use this comfortably for any long periods of time, but find it pleasant enough with one. The software is very bare bone. You must be plugged in physically to use it. You can create some custom macros for keys or set keys to do different things, but given that this is a small keyboard as is, you are going to be hard pressed to find a key you dont use where you can set anything custom on it. The inability to change what the function key does when pressed with another key is what really limits the customization. The only thing I ended up changing was the list key into a del key. There are lighting customizations as well, but I skipped that section. By default, you have the number keys enabled with the Fn key giving access to the F1-12 keys. If you want to access the media keys, you have to set the F1-F12 keys as primary by hitting Fn+leftCtrl and thereby losing the numbers key all together until you get out of the mode. Too much of a hassle to use the media key. I dont understand why they dont have an option to set the number keys and media key as a combo. I dont really use F1-F12 or media keys much, but just note that there is that limitation there. The Fn+leftCtrl actually cycles through 3 modes which you can read in the documentation so I wont go over it. I find the other 2 modes useless anyway. While I picked this keyboard specifically because it was compact AND had 2.4Ghz option, I ended up never bothering with the dongle and using BT instead. I havent seen any lag/connectivity issues and the switching only has about a second delay which is pretty good. Note that it will scan in as both BT3 and BT5. BT5 does show a battery life indicator, but it doesnt seem to be very accurate. The only way to know you have full battery is to plug it in and wait for the spacebar to flash white 5 times; this happens once so if you dont happen to notice it, I guess you miss your chance to see it is full. It will flash 3 times when first plugged in to indicate it is charging. The keyboard lasted roughly 10-12 hours I would say on a single charge with LEDs on and active use. The keyboard shuts off after 5mins of inactivity to conserve battery life. I plan to leave it plugged in most of the time so that is more than adequate for my needs. I did end up modding it by adding an extra layer of foam, duct taping the bottom of the PCB and adding foam to every keycap. This has help to give the keyboard an even deeper and nicer thonk sound. How to is easy to lookup on google or youtube. It is easy to take apart with only 4 screws under some keycaps you can see if you look closely so no need to remove all the keycaps if you want to perform any internal mods. I wouldnt say you need to mod it, but if you want to, it was fairly easy with the only caution I would give being with removing the battery connector as its a bit hard to pull out and the connector to the PCB can flex quite a bit. Overall, I use it as a programmer first and foremost and I can say that I probably would have opted for a slightly bigger keyboard if I had to do it all over again. The ` and ~ are available as Fn and Fn Shift for the Esc key even though the keycap doesnt have it labeled like most other keyboards I have seen. Del and arrow keys werent something I would expect to miss as dedicated keys since I spend most of my time in VI mode, but my primary work laptop is Windows so they do come in to play more often than I had realized it would. If you like using window snapping to side ofs monitor by hitting the Win key and arrows, youll have to toggle the arrow key mod with Fn Enter and then toggle out again when done. Again, all those keys are accessible with Fn so its not the end of the world, but the inefficiency to access them at times is noticable early on. Other than that, the rest of the keys available are fine for my needs and Im quite happy with the overall feel and use of it, especially with the easy mods performed on it. My big recommendation to everyone who plans to buy this is to use your keyboard without the keys you will lose if you are downsizing. Remove the keycaps or put some tape on that you will notice. I didnt realize how often I used some of the keys I assumed I wouldnt care about. So long as you are comfortable with missing out on those keys, it is a great keyboard.

5 Pin Hot Swappable. The Sky Cyan switches feel and sound great. Just what I was looking for on the go.

I have literally bought a good 8 or 9 different keyboards in the last month and straight out of the box this keyboard hands down is the best. Id still highly recommend doing some modding to fine tune it but Im blown away by the quality of this thing. Like yeah its plastic etc but keep in mind having a metal case only causes you issues especially if you get something wireless.. RKs Green/Aqua/Cyan switches are very good which is surprising. Most companies that produce their own switches they arent anything special but these are very nice out of the box. To prefice I have a handful of $300-500 boards I have built myself. Idk why but Ive been on a let me buy cheap boards and try to make them good I can confidently say that RK makes some of the best keyboards for under $100. With a little work they can be very good. I do wish some of the lighting on some boards was a bit more bright but you can always enhance it with full crystal clear switches and pudding keycaps. Ive tried 5 different RK 60% boards and have returned them. I plan to keep this one.

Stock this keyboard comes with an awesome set of linear switches (RK skycyan) and they have yet to disappoint. Royal Kludge is 100% up there with the best switch makers at this point and they feel awesome by default. The stabilizers feel great out of the box as they come pre-lubed, especially the spacebar, and its awesome to type as well as game on. As far as modding goes this keyboard is super easy to strip down and make changes to your liking. It already comes with foam in the back which helps a lot with the sound and the default keycaps arent too shabby either, although they are ABS and I much prefer PBT. Easily one of the best budget mod-able keyboards out there right now but is also awesome stock. Along with the wireless connection making life as easy as possible and some solid battery life this keyboard is a very nice addition to my setup.

Likes- - I like the size of it. It has a smaller footprint but has some weight to it. Keys feel good when using. - Lighting: the light functionality of it is impressive Dislikes- - Id say the keyboard works well 90-95% of the time. However, every so often you will type a key and it will not show on screen. It happens enough to be an annoying regular issue. - No number pad. I can live with this, but wanted to mention it. - NO ARROW KEYS. This is almost a deal breaker here. That has to be 4 of the most used keys on a keyboard, and this just doesnt have them. I cant imagine gaming and not using arrow keys. So 3 stars, and that might be generous. Its a good idea but its got several bugs that need to be addressed.

The keyboard is a little small without a 9-key on the side but it feels great while typing on it. If you use the number pad a lot, this isnt for you but if it isnt something you need it isnt a problem. Larger hands might find the keys close together but I dont have any problems with it and I wear a large size in womens gloves. I havent needed to swap out any keys so I havent tried that part.

Works great, I use it on my Mini PC, and it seems to be fairly responsive. The battery life lasts for a good bit of time. Typing on it feels good and I can definitely recommend this keyboard.

i have been looking for a compact keyboard with quiet switches for a while because my other keyboard was way too loud it became annoying. i love how it can be both wireless (in two ways) and wired. i use it to game so i connect it to my laptop then output it to a monitor, making it very convenient. also, the RGB addition looks very cool when gaming at night.