Royal Kludge C87 vs Jamesdonkey RS2 4.0
Get the Royal Kludge C87 for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Jamesdonkey RS2 4.0 for hot-swappable.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Royal Kludge C87
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 10% of 80% boards under $100.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- No numpad.
Get the
Jamesdonkey RS2 4.0
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 35% of 96% boards under $100.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
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.
Royal Kludge C87
Jamesdonkey RS2 4.0
Layout size
80%
96%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
- Royal Kludge C87
- Jamesdonkey RS2 4.0
- Performance
- 9358
- Build quality
- 4571
- Productivity
- 7193
- Customizability
- 4982
- Portability
- 5653
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Royal Kludge C87 vs Jamesdonkey RS2 4.0 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 24 specs differ
Royal Kludge C87
Jamesdonkey RS2 4.0
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
Mac & Windows
Released
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