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 bought this as a less expensive replacement for cherry MX switches, to play OSU the rhythm game. My old membrane keyboard doesnt hold well against crazy ZX hits and I decided to get something else. First impressIon: Pros: 1. keyboard feels sturdy. This feels heavier than my old Razer cynosa chroma. (60% keyboard vs a full keyboard) 2. backlighting is cool. 17 different patterns and you can adjust the brightness and speed. 3. I tried both the wired and wireless mode, doesnt feel any noticeable delay in key strokes when using wireless. (could be depending on your pcs Bluetooth function, tho) Cons: 1. SHIFT, CAPSLOCK, ENTER keys feels much softer and squishy than the other keys. 2. key delay: This is not an issue. Just for reference, certain lighting effects might impose a delay on the keystroke response time. Ill be adding reviews as I keep using this keyboard.

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.

I bought the red version. very comfortable. no complaints the setting does take a bit of time, and unfortunately they didnt do a good job of documenting it. but Hey, Google is your friend. a quick Google Search solves most. of your problems. note that with different version, swapping between the arrow mode takes different methods. on mine (2020 July shipped) , its Fn+Enter (written in the little manual), where someone on amazon review reported other methods for possibly an earlier version. what really drove me nuts is the design for the question mark /?. I used Fn+ENTER to switch it off arrow mode. apparently the left arrow becomes OPT , not ALT as is printed on the caps. right arrow is correctly control. I dont use two. so its more convenient for me to keep the arrows in arrow mode. but that leaves the /? a thorny issue. in fact even in arrow mode, if you press shift+/ , the keyboard does send out ? hard keycode to computer. the only issue is /. at last I just let the keyboard send out up arrow, and in Mac, I used Karabiner to attach a custom rule for this RK61 so I convert up arrow to /. Then where do I get my up arrow? I created a complex rule to map Fn+O to up arrow. luckily there are many letter keys not yet mapped to functions. ----- on my Magic Keyboard I map the left Fn+hjkl to arrows, but unfortunately Fn+hjkl on RK61 have been implemented to send out hard electric signals for END/HOME etc to Mac, but Mac simply does not recognize these, so its a waste

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.

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

Several keys stoped working after a few years. Its a good Keyboard but I hate to buy disposable things USB-C? √ Blue tooth and wired? √ Small mobile keyboard to take on the go? √ Nice typing feel? √ Extremely low cost for mid quality? √ Never found my self with out battery for my keyboard. √ Ive never owned a flashy back lit keyboard with lighting, I dont really care about this feature. Its kinda cool but distracting and kinda worthless. If you want better battery performance turn this off. The blue tooth quick switching between up to 3 devices does not work very well for iOS/iPadOS devices. Im not really sure what the problem is but it seams to work between desktop/laptop macs. My primary use for the keyboard is general writing which it works great for, and programing. For coding/programing using vim its great (because you dont need your arrow keys and you dont need a pointing device). However if you need to use an IDE and you need to maneuver around the code using arrow keys youll have to flip between arrow mode and /? mode. The up arrow key and the /? key are degenerate sharing the same physical key, and because your on the 60% format they want to conserve space. If you need to use arrows and /? interchangeably a lot, the switch is fast (left shift + Fn), but it might get annoying. Over all for the price its an amazing value. Obviously you can get higher quality keyboard, and maybe something that will last 20 years, but you got to pay those Benjamines.

I purchased the keyboard so as to have a bluetooth mechanical keyboard with a somewhat decent battery life (at least one or two weeks before it has to be plugged in for re-charging), but the keyboard has to be recharged every two to three days, even if you turn it off when not in use (the dip-switch on the bottom). I do not know if its a defective part, but battery performance is abysmal. Also, bluetooth performance (and 2.4g for that matter) is hit and miss; key presses are not recognized, which does not happen when wired directly to the PC (which has to happen very often, due to the abysmal battery performance of the unit). Do not recommend if the plan is to use as a wireless keyboard.

***UPDATE This keyboard is wireless, bluetooth, mechanical, has great build quality, and works with up to 3 devices. The ONLY detractor i found was that the arrow keys did double duty. Since i dont regularly use the arrow keys this was an issue for me as one of the keys was the / key that i use for programming and such. The user pamphlet shows how to lock these keys. if you are a programmer that is mouse specific then green light and buy. if you use arrow keys you might want to buy a different keyboard. I am completely happy with this keyboard now that i found it. WORD-OF-ADVICE: Keep the pamphlet that comes with it. You will need to refer back to it for sure. This keyboard is great. The feel of typing is amazing. The lack of a number pad is an annoyance i knew going in to the purchase. I was looking for bluetooth not RF or other wireless method so went for it. Once think i was not aware of at the time of purchase is the / key needs to have the Fn key pressed as well otherwise it is a number key. This is a deal breaker of me as i needed this in order to type programs and other technical documents. Buyer beware if you fall into this demographic as well. I am trying to see if there is a way i can disable the number keys and use them as their functions only. As of yet i have been unsuccessful. If i am able to lock these keys, then i can recommend for programmers.

I have a problem with having to buy smaller gadgets to be able to fit everything on my desk. This is very good quality. Wonderful sounding blue switches. Tons of options for the light patterns and plenty of easy shortcuts to use for it having less physical keys. I was hesitant to use the Bluetooth at first thinking it would have a little more lag than the USB key but I cant feel a difference between the two. Absolutely love this little keyboard.

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.