RK ROYAL KLUDGE RK100 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard RGB Backlit Bluetooth5.1/2.4G/Wired 96% Full Size 100-Key Hot Swappable Gaming Keyboard Brown Switch Carbon

comfortable stylish keyboard with soft ambilight. heavy to accidental move.

First off, this is the first non full (or over full) size keyboard I've had since as long as I can remember. I briefly did have a Corsair wireless gaming mechanical but I returned it after a few days because the battery life could only get me a day or so, which defeated the purpose of the wireless. That turned me off wireless keyboards for a few years, but after my last keyboard had a failure I gave this one a shot. I like a lot about this device. I'm going to detail some cons here but I want to be clear, I like a lot about this but it is taking some getting used to. Pros: - Battery life seems great. It's a bit hefty compared to others (or my Apple work keyboard), but it has solid feel and the battery has lasted me days already after charging, low battery indicator still not on. - Keys feel good, pretty responsive even over Bluetooth - Wakes from sleep quickly Weird/New To Me Stuff (might be cons to some people): - The layout is... interesting. Cramming the arrow keys under the right Shift and Enter, tucked into the Numpad making the 0 smaller is good for saving space but I can adamantly say I do not like that layout. I'm getting used to it, but quite a few wrong button presses this week. The placement of the Delete key is also not ideal, enough to where I moved it - They gave a PrtSc and Ins key but by default End is a Function button, which means coding with this thing is not a great experience out of the box. The keys are both moveable and remappable, but I'm going to have to 3D print an End key because the Insert key takes it's place. They include some extra switches in the box, an End key seems like a no brainer (because now my End key says Insert until fixed) - The software is functional, but has to be downloaded off some Google Drive repository and feels sketchy at best to get. Honestly this is actually a con. The software did work, but it's 2024 and this is a large brand on Amazon. Get a website. Host your files. Host them on AWS honestly. Just don't be an unnamed Google Drive link you have to find on Reddit - Brown switches are new to me, getting used to the feeling. I like the keys and they're pretty quiet which means I can actually type while on calls and take notes. The Spacebar is loud as heck though, feels like a different switch set entirely. I do like the TAP over the CLUNK of my last mechanical, but getting used to the "almost there but not quite" presses I'd still give this thing a great score even with the quirks. It feels well built, it is sturdy, and it looks good. I like that it takes up way less space and in addition to being smaller there is no giant double thick braided dual USB cable coming out the back in the way all the time. I also like that it can switch between Windows/MacOS functionality. That all being said, having the 10 key is nice for what I do (gaming and coding/design), but if I were to go back to square one I'd probably go with an even smaller version of a similar keyboard and then a dedicated wireless 10 key that had arrows and a full suite of Home/End/Delete buttons in normal positions. I think I'll get used to it, but it's hard to break 30 years of typing habits.

I have been falling down the mechanical keyboard hole over the past year. Since a new semester of school was starting, I wanted something that would be comfortable to type on, but still affordable and (relatively) slim. When I saw this one, it almost seemed too good to be true, especially for the price. The layout is quite interesting. It still has the numpad and the F-keys, but the board is still roughly the size of a tenkeyless. Everything is crammed onto it, with the only glaring omissions being the scroll lock, pause, and end keys. It can feel a little cramped for games and apps that make heavy use of the arrow keys, but it's nice to keep that functionality. What surprised me the most about this keyboard were the extra features that came baked-in. There is a thick foam between the plate and the PCB, as well as a thin sheet of foam inside the board itself. This mutes the echoey "ting" sound that is the bane of every office user. I do still recommend slathering the back of the PCB in blue painter's tape, though. That stuff makes your keyboard sound downright bougie, especially on one like this. I am not sure what kind of brown switches were in this. The branding on them just says "RK," and they don't feel quite like the outemu or gateron browns I've used. They're someone heavy (~40 grams), and the 'bump' is fairly pronounced. Their sound profile is also a little "clangy," but they're not too bad for cheapy switches. The keycaps are only so-so. On one hand, they look quite classy. The white-and-dark-grey color scheme is nice and retro. They're double-shot, too, so the letters won't rub off even if they wear down. On the other hand, they feel cheap and light. They're made of ABS, and it almost feels as if your fingers slide off of them. I would recommend swapping them out with a set of PBT keycaps, if that's your sort of thing. They feel and sound better. That said, this is an odd profile. Make sure you get a set with the narrow shift/alt/fn/ctrl keys! The stablizers aren't amazing, but they get the job done. They do come pre-lubed, which is nice, but you have to slather them in it to get rid of a lot of the rattle. This board being hot-swap makes that much easier, though! My favorite feature of this board is the hot-swappable switches. If a switch goes bad, or if you simply want to try a new set, replacing them is as simple as plucking them out and popping a new one in! Just be gentle and support the PCB from the back to make sure the sockets don't pop out. A tool was included with mine that made this much easier. I already had a couple of those, but props to them for making life easier! This keyboard is also a "hybrid," both wired and wireless. That said, there is a slot in the back of the board for a dongle, but I can't find it anywhere in the box. Perhaps the slot is a carry-over from a previous version? I use the board wired anyway, so I can't speak to the quality of the wireless signal. This board also has two pass-through cables in the back of it, if you want to plug in your mouse or controller. Props to them for that! Finally, this board is backlit. It isn't full-on RGB, unfortunately, but it is a pleasing, neutral shade of cyan. Pro tip: Setting the board to light each individual key up upon being pressed works wonders for when you're popping new keys in! It makes testing so much easier. Overall, this is a dang solid board for the price. It looks, sounds, and feels quite nice, and only gets better with modding, which is encouraged by the modular design. This thing makes typing a breeze, and I enjoy using it.

This keyboard was well packaged by Amazon and arrived with no tears or dents on the outer shipping box. There was plenty of stuffing paper to protect the keyboard package box and that too had no tears or dents. When I got the keyboard out of the packaging there were 2 keys popped off. I was able to set one back in place but the other is broken at the attachment point. I believe the broken part is lodged under the W key because it doesn’t sound or feel same as the others. I was really excited to get this keyboard but since the manufacturer sent it broken I lost faith in the entire brand. I ordered something else that same night and am happy with my new purchase, which came in a bag from Amazon and was still in perfect shape when I opened the box. Here’s some pictures of some of the features I was most excited about but I didn’t even plug it in. UPDATED- The customer service team contacted me to send a replacement very quick and easy. The new keyboard arrived well packed and 1 key was popped off but was easy to click back in place. The keyboard is heavy and very well made. I used it first plugged in and had no issues. There’s a lot of fun colors and patterns to choose from and I especially like the custom setting for hot keys. I was able to plug my mouse USB dongle into the keyboard but only when the keyboard is used wired. This did not seem to work when the onboard was used wireless. I liked the Caps lock, Num lock and power indicator on the side of the keyboard facing me. A different board had it kinda hidden IN the board and the indicator lights got lost a bit when I had red/pink hued back lights. I liked the compact setting of the keys and appreciated the Function keys not being integrated into other buttons and I liked the right sided Enter key to the right of the keypad. My smaller more compact board only has the usual enter key between the letters and numbers so it takes a bit of retraining to use it with numbers. This board has permanent lettering where some have letters glowing in the background lighting color and is a nice height. The purple isn’t very rich so I chose a really pretty blue turquoise instead. The keys feel like they need a bit more pressure to push down and the sound is more of a thunk than a clack or click. Here are new pictures comparing it to a smaller more compact lighter model.

EDIT, after 1 year: Two big issues have come up after using this for a little over a year. Keycaps are breaking off without any abuse and more missed keypresses than I care for, especially as I am taking on a more intense typing-oriented job. I still think its a fine board for those that don't need it for work, though. But the issues warrant going down to 3 stars. I am really not sure how to best talk about this thing as I am by no means an expert on mechanical keyboards. I have only had two previous to this one and loved both of them for different reasons. I do feel like at least a few specifics are worth mentioning though, as they are things I came across while looking at other budget wireless options. First, I haven't noticed a single phantoms key press while using this board. So far, at least. I have only had it for a short time. Second, there is no noticeable window when waking it from sleep of buttons not being registered, it seems to recognize and send each and every one no matter how long it has gone unused. Third, the switch feel and sound is perfect for what I was looking for. I loved the feel of using blue/clicky switches, but the novelty of their sound wore off quite quickly. The brown ones used here are amazing and don't bother people in the room next to me while I am working. Finally, the form factor is EXACTLY what I was looking for. I need the keypad to be faster/more efficient while I am working but hate the footprint that "full size"/"normal" keyboards take up on my desk. It will take a little bit of getting used to as I have been using a low-profile membrane keyboard for the past couple of years. But, that does nothing to detract from how awesome this product is and I am very happy with it.

It's a very good keyboard for the price. The bluetooth connection had some issue specifically after a windows update and maybe I could have fixed it but I decided to just go wired. Didn't try the 2.4 but I'm happy for what I paid. It feels really good and the form factor is exactly what I was looking for.