Royal Kludge
RK61
Based on 255 Reddit mentions
$45.99
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Yuck. Just no. Here's what I would recommend: 60%: Redragon K717 Pro * ($18) CIDOO QK61 * ($60) Skyloong GK61 QMK/VIA * ($54) Royal Kludge RK61 QMK/VIA * ($40) Womier WK61 Pro * ($29) YMDK DK61 * ($88 barebones, wooden case) KBDcraft Adam 60% * ($70 lego case) 65%: Womier VK66 Pro * ($39) Royal Kludge RK R6
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
November 21, 2025 12:53 AM
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Need help deciding what keyboard to buy
40%: Inland MK47 * ($40) 60%: Redragon K717 Pro * ($30) CIDOO QK61 * ($60) Skyloong GK61 QMK/VIA * ($54) Royal Kludge RK61 QMK/VIA * ($40) Womier WK61 Pro * ($31) YMDK DK61 * (barebones, $88 wooden case, $38.50 bare PCB) KBDcraft Adam 60% * ($70 lego case) 65%: Womier VK66 Pro * ($39) Womier Q61 v2 * ($42) Ro
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
December 4, 2025 11:33 PM
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What do you think of this keyboard?
This one is easy so far, if their web app is hosted at QMK.something it's the scam. If you see "usevia.app" or "vial.rocks" it's at least emulating QMK. Emulating? Yes, there are proprietary boards that are "VIA compatible" or "QMK compatible" that have ported the VIA module to run on top of an emul
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
November 3, 2025 5:01 PM
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Are RK keyboards that bad?
The wired QMK versions of the RK65 and RK75 seem OK. The QMK RK61 is very good once you reconfigure the awful default layout. I've seen complaints about the wireless QMK RK65, RK75, and RK87. The legacy software is awful so the non-QMK boards including the M75 are to be avoided.
ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
February 3, 2026 5:15 PM
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$75 USD Keyboard Recs
Unless you get a Keychron any tri-mode board you buy will be violating the QMK GPL because everyone else uses the Westberry hardware, and Westberry refuses to comply. Oddly enough the Royal Kludge RK61 is in the QMK repo. https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/tree/master/keyboards/royal_kludge/rk61 I ha
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
February 18, 2026 3:33 PM
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need help buying a keyboard
Can't disagree with this. These are both decent board options. The default layout on the GK61, with the mod-tap arrows, is better, but the GK61's gasket mount is a bit more premium. I don't think the prebuilt switch options are that much of a big deal, especially on a 60% board where a 70-pack of sw
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
April 10, 2026 12:54 AM
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Has anyone seen this happen with an rk61 keyboard before?
I would buy a new rk61, the new qmk/via based model is much much nicer than the old firmware. And you can completely reprogram the screwed up layout that Royal Kludge came up with with something sane. Also, XVX has some great keycap options.
ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
April 3, 2026 11:14 AM
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CREAMY THOCC
since you like macro... i would suggest any board that uses VIAapp as the software, its the best software for convenience since you dont have to download anything as its a webapp my suggestions are the following: Epomaker Tide65Epomaker Galaxy68 Epomaker P65Yunzii al68Yunzii al65Womier VK66 ProWomie
...RyujinX9 in r/PHMechanicalKeyboard
December 24, 2025 2:06 AM
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What keyboard should I buy and should I get new keycaps for it?
HK gaming GK61 HK Gaming is currently in violation of the court order that Skyloong (the actual manufacturer of the real GK61) has won against them. The "HK Gaming GK61" is a shoddy forgery. Do not get it. On top of which that one is optical. That's double red flags. Here are some actually good 60%
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
January 3, 2026 2:33 AM
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Needs help in choosing 60% ultracheap keybord
There's kind of a renaissance in excellent QMK 60% boords right now. Redragon K717 Alcor * ($33) CIDOO QK61 * ($60) Skyloong GK61 QMK/VIA * ($54) Royal Kludge RK61 QMK/VIA * ($40) Womier WK61 Pro * ($31) Of these the Redragon and CIDOO are tri-mode. The Redragon k717 is particularly nice, though the swi
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
January 5, 2026 10:33 AM
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