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Nuphy Air75 V3 Moonbow Edition vs Jamesdonkey R2 V2

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Nuphy Air75 V3 Moonbow Edition

Knob

Build quality in the top 35% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No numpad.

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Jamesdonkey R2 V2

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 96% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Nuphy Air75 V3 Moonbow Edition

Jamesdonkey R2 V2

  • Layout size

    75%

    96%

  • Low profile

    Yes

    No

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum

    Aluminum

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • Display

    LED

    None

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Nuphy Air75 V3 Moonbow Edition
  • Jamesdonkey R2 V2
Performance
77
64
Build quality
73
65
Productivity
84
63
Customizability
79
76
Portability
82
52

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Battery: 4,000 mAh
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Nuphy Air75 V3 Moonbow Edition vs Jamesdonkey R2 V2 specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

15 of 26 specs differ

Nuphy Air75 V3 Moonbow Edition

Jamesdonkey R2 V2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Low-profile 3.0
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Low profile

Yes
No

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-UK, JIS
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

LED
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

Polycarbonate
FR4

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

724 g
1,950 g

Dimensions

13 x 319 x 129 mm
31 x 151 x 414 mm

Typing angle

10°
—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Nuphy Air75 V3 Moonbow Edition

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR.

Jamesdonkey R2 V2

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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