RK ROYAL KLUDGE M75 Mechanical Keyboard with OLED Smart Display and Volume Knob, 2.4G/USB-C/BT Gasket Mounted 75% Layout Wireless Gaming Keyboard with 81 Keys, RGB Backlit Hot-Swap Fast Silver Switch

For the price, this one’s a winner
For context, I’m not an RK fangirl, and have had honestly pretty bad experiences with their keyboards in the past. I bought this keyboard a couple of weeks ago closer to when it came out. I mostly bought this keyboard to replace an aging Keychron K2, and decided to take a plunge with this one because I liked the keycaps and design of this keyboard, and I was a specifically looking for a keyboard that had side printed legends that matched the firmware. I’ve been around the custom keyboard block and I’m sick of having to memorize key combos for system functions, changing rgb, etc. Guess I’m getting older lmao.I bought the version with the brown switches. Upon inspection these appear to be Outemu browns with the RK branding on them. They were surprisingly okay. The tactility was a bit better than gateron browns. They’re perfectly fine, but the appeal of hotswap is being able to change the switches. I changed mine to Akko Lavender switches, which went completely fine. No issues in the keycap or switch pulling processI can’t confirm the keycap material anywhere, but if I had to guess, they’re a high quality ABS instead of PBT. Double shot, as can be seen from the pictures. The casting isn’t the best when looked at from the bottom, but I’ll never see it and it doesn’t affect the weighting of the keys. The color scheme is gorgeous to me. And there’s still a good thock sound because I know us keyboard nerds care about that.Stabilizers are pretty good. They’re not screw in as far as I can tell. They’re very solid though and there’s no rattle.The switch mounting plate was what surprised me the most. It appears to be some kind of polycarbonate with slats cut into it. It definitely adds to a slightly softer typing feel and better sound. I used to think this kind of mounting plate was a bit silly, but I’m quite pleased with this one.The RGB gets pretty bright. Pattern variety and color variety is about average, but the lighting quality itself is good. I didn’t try any of the software that RK makes for their keyboard with this. I honestly loathe installing software for peripherals unless there’s macros I need, and the RK software in the past had given me some issues with the RK61 I had.If you care about the lift up feet, they’re really solid on this keyboard. Borderline actually hard to flip in and out. I’m expecting those to stay solid for a long time.The knob and OLED screen. Oh boy these are actually really good. To turn the keyboard on and off, just hold the knob down. Rotate the knob to change the volume on whatever device it’s connected to. Press the knob to open a list of connection options (wired, 2.4ghz, BT). To re-pair bluetooth just hold the knob down when the cursor is over one of the BT options. If you change between mac and windows mode, the keyboard will remember which OS mode it was in for each connection option, which is excellent for switching between a Windows PC, a work Mac, and my iPad. Btw, mac mode does swap the function and media keys from windows mode, so you have to use fn to access the function keys. This is pretty normal mac behavior on other keyboards (nuphy, keychron, etc). Just something to be aware about. The OLED display is informative and shows connection, OS mode, battery life.Battery life is pretty good. Got about a week to ten days of wireless with RGB at full brightness on the waterfall pattern. I’d imagine I could get a month with the RGB off.Gaming latency is fine. Feels similar to an RK61 on all three connection modes. The wired mode is fast enough for FPS games, but if you’re really sweaty I’d start looking into keyboards designed specifically for low latency gaming. The wireless 2.4ghz is fast enough for casual games, but not competitive FPS games at all. BT is too slow for gaming, as expected.Overall, I’d recommend this keyboard. I got it at the launch discount with a coupon, which was an excellent price. At its current MSRP, I’d say it’s pretty good. There’s a lot of quality of life features and things keyboard nerds care about. There’s a lot of features on here that you’d really only find on more expensive boards and custom boards. The OLED screen and knob are pretty unique and the biggest selling point for this board imo, but the overall design and color is what’s keeping me around. Also it thocks.

I genuinely love my M75! A few things for people to know.
1. I got the Red Switches! Super nice and smooth, I’m coming from some 60% Gamestop keyboard that had “brown” switches, and before that a Full Size Corsair Keyboard with Cherry MX Silents. This is like all new for me tbh, I enjoy the feeling.2. The mode to switch between Windows and Mac OS is nice (I use both OSes along with Linux)! But be warned, there are no Mac OS Keycaps in the Box. You’ll have to buy them on your own. The key puller and extra switches are nice though.3. The dial is sooooo cute! It changes volume. I don’t know if I can change the knob, if someone has done it, please let me know because I’d like to change it to a white that matches the keyboard.Overall it’s pretty awesome. I can play FFXIV just fine on it, I can use it on multiple machines, and it’s pretty great to type on.

Currently typing this review on my RK M75 as it’s my favourite mechnical keyboard in rotation right now.TL;DR – It types well, has good connectivity, has a matte finish, looks beautiful, and overall, is a good purchase.Aesthetics: Beautiful keyboard with a solid layout. I also love the knob design (easy volume control) as well as the mini-LED. The backlights are nice, though I wish the keycaps had some passthrough. As you can see in the picture, the lights are only behind/between the keycaps, not passing through. The keys sport a matte finish which leads me to believe they’re made from PBT as opposed to ABS, though I can’t be sure.Functionality: I have the Brown switches and love them. If you know your Cherry Switches, there’s nothing new here. Switching between connectivity (USB, 2.4, and BT) is super simple as it’s just done with a click of the knob and twist, then another click to select. The keyboard also has lights for caps lock and some other keys, which is nice as not all keyboards have them.Feel: The keycaps themselves feel great as they’re made from PBT (I think), which is generally also more durable. The switches, as I mentioned above, are pretty standard, so they feel great as well. Construction is solid for a more budget keyboard (it pretty much always has a coupon of some sort to discount it).I would honestly knock half a star off for the fact that the backlight passthrough is non-existent, but the keyboard is much closer to “perfect” than it was away from it and you can’t do halves, so 5 it is! Longevity is something I can’t rate as I’ve only had it for a couple of months, though my other RK keyboard is over 2 years old and is still holding up, so I imagine this one will also last a while. Overall, I’d highly recommend this keyboard as one to have in pretty much any lineup. Even as a main board, this is a solid choice. While I don’t love logos on my keyboards, RK does a great job of placing it inconspicuously on the front right so as to not ruin the aesthetics of the keyboard. You have multiple options for connectivity which work well for productivity/general use (2.4ghz/BT/wired) or gaming (wired, though 2.4ghz is solid). You definitely can’t go wrong purchasing this keyboard.

The keyboard is excellent. Out of the box the keys sound amazing and are stable. Their is no rattling on the longer keys and they have consistent feel. Though it is expensive, I feel it is good value for moneyBought this keyboard mainly for office work and some light gaming. I am not sure which switches are there but they seem linear. I don’t intend to customize or lube them as they sound nice to me out of the box.The volume dial is discrete, meaning you feel each turn. It also serves as selector between different modes of connection. It is definitely premium feeling.Their is some deck flex to the board. The board is heavy but you can easily bend it. I don’t think this is an issue on quality.I haven’t used the software much but it is really basic. Honestly you wouldn’t need it unless you wish to have some custom macros on your board.The key caps feel amazing to type on. I am typing this review using the board itself. Overall I would recommend it as a buy if you have the budget.

I love the sound of the silver switches… somehow it’s the only keyboard with this colour?! The small lcd screen is easy to read. Can pair easily with multiple bluetooth devices, 2.4g wifi seems to work with slightly more latency than bluetooth, but works fine for dongle operation. (and magnetic dongle is great as it holds it into the keyboard inside) – would be great to have a right angle cable on it when plugged in but once again I have a right angle usbc dongle from amazon so that sorted that.The feel of the keyboard is great for programming. Easy to leave a finger on a key so not great for gaming and cable that came with it didn’t work, but got another one from around the office and it’s great. In bluetooth mode it can glitch occasionally, but a hit of any key and it’s back in sync, so not a problem for everyday work, but for gaming can be like having occasional drift.In 30+ years of programming on keyboards, this is my favourite EVER! (I wish they also sold a full size of this same colour with the wheel!!) So will be getting another RK for my next keyboard also.A _lot_ heavier than I thought (didn’t read the weight and assumed not so heavy, so not ideal for lugging around as I do in a backpack… so this one will go in front of tv on portable table for my laptop setup while watching tv and working and will get another for the road that is a lot lighter.