RK ROYAL KLUDGE RK61 Wireless 60% Triple Mode BT5.0/2.4G/USB-C Mechanical Keyboard, 61 Keys Bluetooth Mechanical Keyboard, Compact Gaming Keyboard with Software (Hot Swappable Red Switch, White)

Very sad. Bought this about a year ago and I loved it. I wanted to try some new switches since the blues were becoming to clicky for my taste. Before buying the switches, I went back to the product description to verify that they were hot swappable. I buy the switches and get to changing. After fighting with one for a solid ten minutes, I finally get it out just to find that the pins are soldered in, but not before completely obliterating two of the switches. Now I’m just upset and without an escape key and tab. The keyboard is literally perfect otherwise… :( EDIT: I was in contact with the seller and they informed me that the models before 03/2021 are not hot swappable, but the new version is. They were kind enough to send me the new version free of charge. Awesome customer service and awesome product. 5/5.

Solidly made, INCREDIBLY good for the value that you are getting for it. BUT WAIT, Know this before you buy: So due to the small size of the keyboard, the arrow keys are just incorporated into other keys, and require a click of the fn button to activate the alternate options for those keys. No big deal. The PROBLEM is that this keyboard is programmed to have the arrow keys take precedent over the character that shares their key. Simply put - you are going to have to hold down not just the shift key, but ALSO the fn key in order to type a question mark (?). Now to me, this is the dumbest thing ever... I use the question mark quite frequently when typing on the computer, and not having it easily accessible to me frankly makes this keyboard unusable for most of the things that I hoped to use it for. I dont know if I can reprogram it or anything of that sort to stop the arrow keys from taking precedent, but I gave this a 4 star because it really is a good keyboard aside from that tiny flaw. Also, it may just be me being dumb that Im encountering this problem. There very well could be a workaround, but I havent found any way yet. So yeah. Bad access to the ? icon. Just keep that in mind.

This was my first mechanical keyboard, and the typing was very satisfying (I purchased the red switches). However, I often use keyboard shortcuts, and this keyboard is inconvenient for some shortcuts. For example, Ctrl + RightArrow is hard to use, since I need to press LeftCtrl + Fn + RightCtrl, but then this mistakenly switches the keyboard mode! Fn + LeftCtrl will turn 1-9 into F1-F9. It may also be confusing for some people if they accidentaly change the keyboard mode. I tried to use the m key and it didnt work until I realized it was acting as the End key because I accidentaly switched the mode. There are 3 modes for the Fn keys, 2 modes for the arrow keys, and 2 modes for Windows/Apple.

So I didnt realize when I bought this one that it is blue light LEDs only. Which is fine. I went with blue clicky switches and they are kind of meh. Havent taken the time to lube them but the space bar sounds incredibly hollow and different compared to the rest of the keys, you can really tell when the space is being pressed. I had to use the cable it came with to get my computer to auto-download the drivers. After that it worked with my Glorious coiled cable. Mine is a USB-C all though the ad does still show micro usb in their photos. The RK software does absolutely nothing for me, neither does the firmware download. Its a pain to get it to even download and when it does open it just shows a keyboard with absolutely no options to choose from or anything.. it literally does nothing. Also the shortcuts like (FN+||) and what not for changing to the 17 lighting modes does nothing, neither does the shortcut for brightness. So I am stuck with a mediocre lit blue LEDs with no customization. Overall the keyboard looks nice and itll be probably more of a piece of my display than using it. Would change out the clicky keys, they are a bit much.. Pros are it is cheap, looks decent, can take 3 or 5 pin switches and is hot swappable. I think it could use some new stabilizers though. Overall not horrible but their software and customization is non-exsistent.

The keyboard is great for the price there are some better options out there but for a wireless and hot swappable keyboard its fantastic. You can mod it or customize it if you would like.

I bought this for super cheap when they were doing a sale. The cool blue backlight is pleasing to the eye. The backlighting effects are neat but unnecessary in my opinion. The RK blue clicky switches are very similar to gateron blues: Not so loud that it annoys me to type on, just a satisfying tactile click. Its still to much noise for an office environment though. I have installed dampeners that prevent the keycaps from bottoming out so it makes even less noise, but its still more audible than say a cherry mx or gateron brown. I use this keyboard (almost) expressly for my cellphone for texting, social media, or whatnot. It stays plugged in most of the time to a charger. So I have to turn on the bluetooth which is quite easy. It also is connected to my iPad and PC; and switching between them is a simple FN+Q,FN+W,or FN+E. And that works much better and reliably faster than any bluetooth headphones Ive ever owned. I do have a couple of gripes: 1. It will only stay connected via bluetooth before disconnecting for one minute without touching a key. Then I have to hit a key to get it to reconnect. My SK61 board is closer to 5 mins and more preferable. I wish that was adjustable. 2. The switch to turn on the Blutooth is on the back. Kind of annoying when youre not used to it. I wish there was a hot-key combo that powers it on and off like other keyboards. 3. When switched on, it does NOT save the setting of having the arrow keys (ALT,MENU,CTRL, and ?) turned off. You have to turn it off to use a question mark for typing EVERY SINGLE TIME. This combo is (FN+enter). A minor, but noteworthy gripe. 4. The case and keycaps are CHEAP. The case looks like a piece of cheap plastic that does not belong on a decent mechanical keyboard, and will probably shatter if dropped. The keycaps are the same. Although the font is easy to read, and the shine-through is nice, it feels like youre typing on plastic wrap. I dont know if its the ABS material or not. But they kinda suck. So I had to swap those out. Otherwise, this is a decent keyboard and decent value

The main thing that gets me with this keyboard is that they decided to overlay the arrow keys on some rather important keys. Main one for me is (ARROW UP) and (/?) are the same key. If you do any text-heavy operations like programming youll have to train yourself to use the (fn) key in order to either arrow around in the text or to use (/?). Its forgivable for everyday use, and maybe gamers can remap their keys and make this thing work, but Ill have to find something else for writing code. I do like the way this keyboard feels though. I want it to be my main keyboard for my tablet but the arrow key situation drives me nuts.

The keyboard sounds and feels good. Built quality is solid. Many backlighting presets. Sometimes the Bluetooth takes a bit to connect, but its a relatively minor issue for the price and overall quality. I had an issue with some keys not working (dont think it was a fault of the product, just a bug), and customer support was very good and responsive. They helped me troubleshoot pretty extensively and we were ultimately able to solve the issue.

As the headline states, this keyboard is pretty nice for the price. I chose the Blue switches for mine because I already have a few keyboards with Brown switches. I gotta say overall it has a fairly premium-like feel to it, and Im kinda impressed. The switches to my knowledge are not hotswappable (I pulled like heck out of them, the bottom of the switch would not let go) so that is a tiny bummer, but I wouldnt take off any points for that though. It seems to be using some kind of cloned MX cherry blue or Outemu blue just and FYI. The keycaps are of course fully able to be swapped with generally any MX or Outemu brand keycap set. The ones it came with are...fine, theyre suitable for the purpose but have a bit of wobble to them, so that should be noted, again a minor gripe though. The main draw to a board like this is clearly this form factor and at this price point. That being said, given the size and the layers of functionality it takes some getting used to. Fn and right Shift allows use of the arrow keys but disables the various other function of keys that share the same binding (Alt, Ctrl, ect) so you should know that going in. Mine came with USB Type C for connectivity which is a nice plus. Definitely worth the asking price of like 40 bucks. Id recommend to fans of 60% boards that are on a budget.

It’s actually a really good keyboard I have this thing for almost 2 years and it still works amazing at least for me I have no complaints.