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Royal Kludge RK2009

Royal Kludge RK2009 is a 60% Mechanical keyboard built around RK Low Profile Red switches for a linear feel. It offers hot-swap sockets. Its spec sheet reads wired + bluetooth, tray mount, ABS keycaps, Backlit, 550 g case, released 2020. KeyBench scores it 51 out of 100 across speed, build, features and value.

$55

Estimated typical street price in US dollars, not launch MSRP. Prices on this site are checked against retailer listings and move; confirm before you buy.

Scores

Ranked 523 of 946 overall, and 346 of 681 among Mechanical boards in the database.

Overall
51
Speed
38
Build
62
Features
46
Value
74

Specifications

Switch type
Mechanical · RK Low Profile Red
Feel
Linear
Layout
60%
Connection
Wired + Bluetooth
Polling rate
1000 Hz
Rapid trigger
No
Hot-swap
Yes
Mount
Tray mount
Keycaps
ABS
Weight
550 g
Battery
No battery (wired)
Backlight
Backlit
Rotary knob
No
Released
2020

BudgetLow profileTravel friendlyCompact footprint

How its switch registers

Royal Kludge RK2009 ships with RK Low Profile Red, rated linear by this database. The same stem, spring and leaf, cut roughly in half — the switch is shorter, not a different mechanism. Laptop-adjacent and quick to bottom out; the keycaps feel larger than the switch.

Drawn distances are the norm for this switch family, not a measurement of this keyboard. The animation is the same diagram the app uses.

Sound

On the sound model used across this site it reads as clacky · tinny. That is a character derived from its mount, case weight, switch feel and noise rating — it is not a recording of this keyboard.

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Where to look

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