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)

I do programming for a living and this keyboard was a nightmare to code on. To type a simple forward slash, I had to press a function key. Learning how to operate the keyboard was worse than actually using a larger form factor keyboard. I cannot recommend this for anyone not willing to learn the multitude of shortcuts to just use basic characters on the keyboard. On the other hand, the build quality was great. Typing felt good on the keys and the backlighting was cool looking. 3 stars for me for the build, but usability took off 2 stars because of the complexity of using the thing.

The led was suprisingly bright and the keyboard it’s self was smaller than I expected one thing tho I don’t think it’s hot swappable the switch does not come off but so far so good

I bought this board as a budget 60% to switch off of my Anne Pro II with Kailh Box Reds if I was in the mood for some clicky goodness. The product page I think is intentionally vague about blue switches because they likely ship with whatever switch is cheapest at the time. I think some have Kailh branded switches, others have their own RK switches, and mine came shipped with Outemu switches. Its clicky and noisy enough for my needs for when I want to have it. Unfortunately, the single light version, as far as I can tell, does not have software to allow for key remapping. This was my fault for not doing my homework, but the default layout has some interesting thought put into it that I may be copying over to my AP2. A quick search on google finds that there is in fact software for the RGB version of this RK61, so if budget allows, I would recommend springing for that one. Fn+Enter can trigger the arrows to function as the primary layer and pressing the combo again will make the arrows secondary so you can easily access /?, alt, menu, and ctrl and hold down fn with your pinky to operate arrows as a second layer. Although it is only a single light, there are some lighting animations available and accessible with the keys on the right as a second function layer. I personally just use the static orange, however. Stabilizers are pretty garbage on space, enter and shift. Im relatively new to the mech hobby and did not understand what wobbly stabilizers were until I felt and heard this board. Although what I have to comapare it to (AP2) is known for having some decent stabilizers. All in all, despite my gripes with it, its a decent budget board that gets the job done. And again, if you can afford, I would bump up to the RGB version to allow for more customization with key remapping.

I am updating my review because my last board that came was defective. The board would NOT connect wireless by any means. bluetooth or 2.4ghz. It only worked when plugged in. It would shut off and not turn back on at all in wireless. So far with the new board its working great. No issues at this time. My only issue is Charging. The company should of made it easier to keep an eye on it to see if its fully charged or not. You plug it in and it blinks 3 times that its charging and 5 times when its done. The only problem is there is no indicator or anything to tell you its charged and if you dont see the 5 blinks you will never know its charged at all. The keyboard should of had a solid light when charging then the lights turns off when charged or some way of telling you battery life. Other then the charging confusion its a solid keyboard

The mechanical keys feel was ok, they do wobble. The weight of the unit was quite surprising (on the heavy side for such a form factor, defeats purpose of small compact and mobile design), the lighting on this keyboard is not bad. First thing I noticed is that while taking out of package; mine had a key come off, just from brushing from the packaging bag, so I placed it back thinking well maybe it was not on the keyboard that well to start. Then I tried with my finger just applying resistance to the ones on the outside of the keyboard and some would come off pretty easy. So I went to try same thing on my Corsair keyboard and that was not the case, I know I had a few mechanical keyboards and did not have issue, in fact it took quite the effort to try to take off keys, as it should be. I tried to test it out with this, but I could not as the deal breaker for me was the wobbly keys and the fact that I noticed that there is no dedicated DEL key, and for what I was going to use it for I use that heavily. Having to do FN + backspace all the time was not going to work. I had some other cheap mechanical keyboards and the keys did not come off that easy. I feel like they will become worse with each key that comes off and I place back, to the point of losing or them not staying on at all. Maybe it was just mine? I returned this unit.

This keyboard is incredibly well made and nice to type on but suffers from serious usability issues compounded by poor documentation. The default when you turn it on is to have several keys on the lower right remapped to arrow keys -- including the question mark. To get the regular keys back you need to hit function-Enter. This is NOT in the documentation -- the documentation says you have to hit function-control twice to do this. Not true. I learned that here in the amazon reviews. Apparently you can disable the windows/command key by hitting function-windows. I dont know why youd ever want to do this. I did it by accident a few times and I had no idea what happened. This keyboard would be hugely improved by a set of indicator lights to show you what configuration options youd switched on and off. As it stands theres no way to know except by hitting keys and trying to figure it out by what it is and isnt doing. Basically to use this keyboard well you have to somehow glean what all the (sometimes poorly documented) config options are and be ready to diagnose when you need to use them (and maybe when youve accidentally activated them). If you do all that, you may have a great time with this excellently made keyboard. If not, you will just find frustration. Bottom line, great keyboard but a huge challenge to learn to use well

I like it but sometimes the keyboard could be delayed or die very quickly but everything else its really great

hi i bought this keyboard couple days ago and idk why the usb bluetooth mode won’t work can someone help

After much searching, I finally decided to pull the trigger on and RK61. I had trouble finding anything for the price, wired or not. Those devices that were close in price, were wired, didnt have comparable features, or were simply ugly. Given the price point, I was skeptical, but after several weeks, I can happily report a happy purchase. The only issue I encountered was mentioned in the reviews, there was a very noticeable wobble, as one of the four rubber pads on the underside, was slightly more recessed than the other three. The quick and easy fix was prying up the pad with a knife point, removing the adhesive pad (shown in picture) and adding a couple dabs of hot glue, before pressing the rubber pad back in. I then flipped the keyboard over and pressed gently to make sure it leveled with the other three. Presto, no more wobble, I hope this helps if anyone was on the fence for that reason. Bluetooth range is good, I can easily use the keyboard across the room. Bluetooth compatibility in windows and a recent linux distro has been great, no pairing issues. One quick hotkey swaps between wired and wireless modes. You can easily cycle through the backlight modes, or turn them off entirely. I tend to use a constant glow on lowest brightness, and at least for me its not overpowering in a dark room. The swapping between number keys/ arrow key, and their default functions takes a bit of getting used to, but after you adapt its not a problem. Check images in customer reviews for the hotkey settings that allow you to swap between. I had an odd issue where Num Lock was enabled by default on delivery. It took me a few minutes to figure out what the issue was, and that there is no way to toggle this setting from the RK61 at least from what Ive found. Solution for me was a backup keyboard used to deselect the lock. It hasnt re-occurred, just make sure you have another keyboard handy when youre setting up. Havent used the keyboard for gaming as of yet, but I will update the review once Ive tested the keyboard for rollover. 5-key is what was advertised, I can attest to at least three, by nature of several hotkey functions built into the firmware.

Quick warning, I never used this in bluetooth mode so I dont know how well or poor that works. I have used this very a very limited amount in wireless mode, as I dont care about that sort of thing. It sometimes drops inputs in that mode, but thats because I have my xbox controller and headset that uses the band its on. YMMV. The simple fact is this: For 64 bucks, youre getting a hot-swappable 60% keyboard, with a metal backplate, that has adjustable lighting. Its a steal of a deal. Theres a few catches, though. 1: The lighting is flat. One color. In white, its sky blue-ish. In black, it appears to be yellow from other reviews. If you want RGB, buy the more expensive version. 2: A 60% is kind of difficult to buy new switches for because of the function layer. Unless youve memorized the layout, if you do decide to get better keycaps, you might be lost as to how the Fn+ layout of this keyboard works. Generally the F keys will always be the corresponding number, but if you need the arrow keys, or the pgup/pgdn/del/end/whatever youll need to find keycaps *specifically for this keyboard* to have the function layer be on the board. Theyre most likely out there but still. If thats going to be a deal-breaker for you, buy their TKL which just loses the side number pad. Its only slightly more expensive. Youll still need to deal with the lighting controls in that case but its much more likely youll just remember where those are. 3: The battery is non-removable. If, like me, you use this exclusively in wired mode...well, the spacebar will flash at you, every hour or so, telling you its fully charged. Its annoying but you learn to ignore it. 4: This board does something incredibly nifty thats ruined if you keep the lighting at full blast. When caps lock is on, it tells you by turning the light all the way up. See...the obvious problem here is that it should have dimmed the light instead of brighten it. You literally cant run the lights fully if you want that feature to work, so I dont...cause I do. No keyboard is going to be perfect. For the price, if you want a 60%, get it. If you want a 65%, buy that version. If you want a TKL, buy that version. Hot-swappable at these prices? No brainer.