Head to head · Prices checked Nov 10, 2026

Akko 3068B Plus vs Jamesdonkey R2 V2

Get the Akko 3068B Plus for sound dampening. Get the Jamesdonkey R2 V2 for the 4,000 mAh battery and qmk.

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Sound dampening

from$59at Input Gear

Battery

from$179at Mechkeys

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Akko 3068B Plus

Sound dampening

Rules this board out

North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.

$59 at Input Gear

Get the

Jamesdonkey R2 V2

Battery

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.

$179 at Mechkeys

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.

Akko 3068B Plus

Jamesdonkey R2 V2

Battery
1,800 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Mount style
Tray Mount
Gasket Mount
Weight
700 g
1,950 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
Sound dampening
Yes
No

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Akko 3068B Plus
Jamesdonkey R2 V2

Performance: 55
64
Build quality: 56
65
Productivity: 70
63
Customizability: 59
76
Portability: 52
52

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Keycaps: PBT

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Akko 3068B Plus vs Jamesdonkey R2 V2 specs

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

11 of 22 specs differ

Spec

Akko 3068B Plus

Jamesdonkey R2 V2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear

—

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

—

96%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-Nordic, ISO-UK

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

Battery

1,800 mAh

4,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—

Aluminum

Plate material

—

FR4

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

700 g

1,950 g

Dimensions

39 x 316 x 107 mm

31 x 151 x 414 mm

Backlight

RGB, north-facing

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Akko 3068B Plus

Input Gear
ISO-UK
In stockShips to you
Input Gear
ISO-Nordic
In stockShips to you

Jamesdonkey R2 V2

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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