RK ROYAL KLUDGER75 Wired Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, 75% Hot-Swap Mechanical Keyboard Volume Knob, Soft Pre-lubed Tactile Brown Switch

I’ve been using the RK ROYAL KLUDGE R75 for a while now, and it absolutely exceeded my expectations. The 75% layout is super clean and space-saving, and the build quality feels premium with a solid frame and metal volume knob.Typing is smooth and satisfying thanks to the pre-lubed brown switches and gasket-mounted design—quiet, soft, and responsive. The RGB lighting is vibrant with tons of customization options, and it even supports VIA/QMK for remapping keys and macros.Being hot-swappable and packed with high-end features at a budget-friendly price, this keyboard is a no-brainer. Perfect for gaming, work, or just everyday typing.Highly recommend!

I bought this keyboard to replace a low quality full sized board that came with a pre built PC. As soon as I took it out of the box the difference was night and day.I'm not an expert on switches by any stretch, but the feel and sound of these brown switches are perfect to me. The thock is pleasant, not over the top and just feels like quality. If you're anything like me you're not going to bother making a change, even though you can. The 75% size is a great minimalistic layout without compromising on any essential keys for gaming and general PC use. It also creates mouse space that you're missing when you use a full size keyboard.This r75 isn't wireless, which shouldnt be a problem if you're using it for a desktop. One of the selling points for me was the simple volume knob which is very convenient. Another is the backlit keys which many keyboards of this size do not offer. The RGB is bright and can be cycled easily with key commands. There are a variety of flashy settings as well as my preferred solid color option.This is great value for the price point and I don't see a need to go beyond this unless you're realllly into keyboards. Assuming this one holds up well, i'll be faithful to this brand for my keyboard needs in the future.

Keyboard feels good stock, even better with my own switches in it and a fresh set of keycaps, but unfortunately the keyboard does not have a delete key which is proving to be much more of a downside than I would have ever considered it to be.No software either, which can be a pro or a con. Lighting options are pretty various on the keyboard itself, but you dont have any true control over it without the option of companion software.Out of the keys that they did keep, they kept print screen, home, page up, and page down. Honestly, i'd rather have the delete key over the home button. Having a companion software to let me customize what certain keys do would make this an even better option than it already is.Sound is very clean, but not super thocky. Really decent stock stabilizers, no need to swap themEdit: I was WRONG! I simply put the wrong keycap on! There is in fact a Delete key, and there is NO print screen key, which is absolutely 100% acceptable! Very, VERY good keyboard for the price, absolutely recommend.

I recently got into mechanical keyboards with the Lofree Flow. A very «thock» low profile keyboard. But I quickly realized that normal height keyboards have more options. So I started browsing for a decently priced regular board.The Royal Kludge lineup is a bit confusing. This R75 comes in different colors, slightly different layouts, different software options and different switches. This specific model is the only one I found that was all black with no accent colors. But it has tactile switches. I spent 10 seconds typing on them before I ripped them out. Replaced with GATERON Milky Yellow Pro found here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BBPD1W9WI am a big fan of low profile keys, so I also ordered a set of Womier Low Profile Keycaps found here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BVYV67QSIt all fit together perfectly. The sound is deep, soft clicks. I love it.I specifically purchased a Royal Kludge board because of their custom software. I don’t care about remapping or macros. But I wanted individual control of each key for RGB. Just super cool to lay out keys for games or let’s say a video editor. However, RK is moving away from their custom software and is now doing only QMK/VIA on these boards. Including this one. I tried downloading their software, but no luck. I also cannot find a firmware to downgrade with. But QMK/VIA works, for those who like that (which arguably is most people).But, surprise surprise! This keyboard can still do individual per key RGB via a record function. You press Fn + 1 and then Fn + Back (all described in the manual). The keyboard then goes black. Each key you press will light up. Press it again for a different color. Save your «recording» with Fn + Back. This is now stored, so you can go back to rainbow effects or solid colors. Later switch to your recorded layout again. Unfortunately only one layout can be stored as far as I can tell.Overall a decently priced board that works great with other switches and keycaps. Wintendo and macOS is fine. The knob feels high quality too. I guess the main drawback here is that according to rtings.com, most RK keyboards don’t have great latency. So this is for casual gaming or just the office.